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Kaohsiung Lighthouse Revitalization Launch! X-Basic Planning and Siao Ben Aiyu team were commissioned by Kaohsiung Port Land Development Co., Ltd. to revitalize the century-old Kaohsiung Lighthouse. The Kaohsiung Lighthouse has long stood on Cihou Mountain, guiding vessels back and forth, and yet it has remained somewhat inaccessible for the public. How to revitalize this sensitive facility, integrate local characteristics, and transform the lighthouse into a local tourist attraction through a ‘regional revitalization’ mindset has been one of the challenging issues the team contemplates continuously.

The team carefully examined Cijin’s local DNA, constantly engaging in dialogue and communication with local youth, teams, and public and private sectors, exchanging ideas with each other. Our vision for the Kaohsiung Lighthouse, an important cultural heritage of Cijin, is not just to redevelop it as a tourist and leisure attraction, but to preserve it as an important base that carries local characteristics and drives local energy.

Current view of the Kaohsiung Lighthouse. (Image source/Yuanjiang Image Studio – Photography by Zhu Yiwen)

Shoreline Coffee has moved into the Kaohsiung Lighthouse park area. (Image source: Yuanjiang Image Studio – Photography by Zhu Yiwen)

Various resources in Cijin District are relatively insufficient due to transportation issues, leading to outbound migration of youth and low willingness to return home for employment and living. Therefore, connecting regional revitalization energy has become one of our important considerations. For this, we found a Cijin native youth – A-Qin, who is the principal of the local brand Shoreline Coffee & Roaster, where both coffee and light meals carry the atmosphere of a port city.

For this project, Coastline Coffee has moved into Kaohsiung Lighthouse. Our small team and Ah Qin discussed every detail, from developing lighthouse-exclusive products to planning the café seating, all with the hope that visitors can enjoy views of the harbor city while savoring ocean-inspired cuisine. Leveraging the advantages of Kaohsiung Lighthouse to energize the local community.

The Cijin Peninsula, located between Gushan in Kaohsiung and the open sea, has been used as a place for ships to dock and cross since ancient times. The Cihou Lighthouse at the northern end of the sandbar has watched over the harbor islands for over a hundred years, while the nearby ferry station connects with the Kaohsiung Port area, transporting crowds with frequent sailings.

In 2024, our small team assisted the Kaohsiung City Ferry Company in implementing the ‘Drumming to the Ferry – Gushan-Cijin Ferry Service Local Revitalization Project.’ With a community-oriented outlook, we redesigned and renovated the interior space of the Cijin Ferry Station, inviting local businesses such as ‘Dusinia Coffee,’ a local self-roasting coffee shop, and ‘Dagang School CC,’ a local organization empowerment unit, to move in and operate. On May 1 (Wednesday), we held the opening ceremony for Dusinia Coffee’s second store and the ‘Aged Mangsi Market’ illustration exhibition to celebrate the reopening of the ferry station.

We are delighted to witness the Cijin Transportation Station, through the collaboration of numerous teams, integrate multiple functions including a youth innovation base, arts and cultural exhibitions, and food services, serving as both a starting point for in-depth travel in Cijin and fertile ground for returning youth to find their roots again.

The Cijin area was once the core of Kaohsiung’s development, nurturing generations of residents through shipbuilding, fishing, and aquaculture. After economic transformation, its tourism industry was fully developed; however, the concentration of tourist hotspots in the Cijin commercial district has led to relatively slower economic development in the Zhongzhou area.

Therefore, when planning the operation of the Cijin Ferry Station, our team envisioned this space as a future base for youth business development for Zhongzhou and surrounding areas, aiming to connect local artisan brands with tourism resources to drive the regeneration and creation of local value.

Associate Director Hsiao Ding-Xiong of X-Basic Planning explains the project team’s concepts and implementation process.

Professor Li Yi-zhi, the host of the Dagang School CC project, delivers a speech outlining the team’s vision.

Collaboration with the local empowerment organization Dagang School CC has enabled the X-Basic Planning team to connect with youth organizations deeply rooted in the community, using the ferry station as a base to jointly promote Cijin’s local culture.

Dusinia Coffee, established by returning young locals, has set up its second shop at the Cijin Ferry Station.

Through our public benefit rental model, we have invited local businesses and organizations to move in, including ‘Dusinia Coffee,’ a local self-roasting coffee shop, and ‘Dagang School CC,’ which focuses on empowering local youth organizations. Their enthusiasm and creativity will continue to breathe vitality into the Cijin Ferry Station.

The ferry station opening tea party also served as a celebration ceremony for the opening of Dusinia Coffee’s second shop. The carefully prepared beverages and refreshments from the shop were the highlight of the event, and will continue to welcome travelers from around the world to the Cijin Peninsula with the rich aroma of coffee.

The first art exhibition at the Cijin Ferry Station was curated by the Dagang School CC team, featuring local artist ‘Chen Nian Wang Shi’ who creates illustrations interpreting Cijin’s landscape through colorful frames.

In addition to food services and art exhibitions, the ‘I-Center Cijin In-depth Travel Center’ operated with assistance from the Dagang School CC team will combine travel information with a map of local youth communities, providing in-depth travel guides for visitors. Furthermore, the creative products by local artisans sold at the travel center also showcase the cultural foundation of the Cijin area.

We hope that the I-Center Cijin In-depth Travel Center will become the starting point for cultural tourism in Cijin.