Pond edge
Pagodas early; pavilions same axis; Confucius short stop.
Old city
Zuoying walls optional. HSR is a gate.
Guide · independent travel
Half-day culture. Not Pier-2.
Lotus Pond
Pagodas early; pavilions same axis; Confucius short stop.
Zuoying walls optional. HSR is a gate.
Next stop
Walk, LRT or one MRT stop to the next place. Another district is another day.
Kaohsiung MRT · 33min
Zuoying Old City walls → Zuoying HSR Station: same-district MRT/LRT (~33 min)
Next is Zuoying HSR Station on the zuoying axis — do not open another district spine (Zuoying Old City walls→Zuoying HSR Station, 33 min).
Kaohsiung MRT · 29min
Zuoying Old City walls → Kaohsiung Arena: continue zuoying axis (~29 min)
Kaohsiung Arena continues the same axis — not an excuse to add Lotus Pond or Dream Mall (Zuoying Old City walls→Kaohsiung Arena, 29 min).