Former British Consulate at Takao
Coordinates: 22°37′08″N 120°16′01″E / 22.61888°N 120.26690°E
The British Consulate at Takao (Chinese: 打狗英國領事館; pinyin: Dǎgǒu Yīngguó Lǐngshìguǎn) is a former British consulate built in 1865 in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It has been designated as a 2nd Class Historic Site by the Ministry of the Interior.
Located in Gushan District, it lies at the peak of Shaochuantou (哨船頭) and overlooks Xiziwan Bay and Port of Kaohsiung. It currently serves as a cafe and tourist attraction.
In 1860 the Treaty of Peking forced the Qing dynasty to open up the ports of Takau (now called Kaohsiung), An-ping (Anping, Tainan), Tamsui (Tamsui, New Taipei) and Keelung to foreign trade. As the largest empire of the time Britain was one of the first western countries to establish a consulate, appointing Robert Swinhoe as the first British vice-consul in 1861, although he was unable to physically obtain the post until 1862. Initially the consulate was centered in Tamsui, but in 1864 the office was moved to Takau.
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