E-DA world
E-DA World (Chinese 義 大世界YìDà Shìjiè ; English E-DA World ) is a large-scale shopping, hotel and leisure complex in the Dashu district of Kaohsiung City in Taiwan . The owner is the E United group of companies .
Origin and location
After the Taiwanese group of companies E United, founded by the entrepreneur Lin I-shou , had already put I-Shou University (1986) and the E-DA hospital (2004) into operation, the next major project was the construction of the shopping, Hotel and leisure complex E-DA world in attack. The name of the project is based on 義 大 ( Yìdà ), the short name of I-Shou University, in the immediate vicinity of which construction work began in March 2006. After a little over four years, the E-DA world was put into operation on June 19, 2010 and officially opened on December 18 of the same year.
A shuttle bus runs between the E-DA world and the Zuoying station of the Taiwanese high-speed railroad. The journey time is around 20 minutes. The E-DA world is also visited by numerous foreign tourists, especially tour groups from China and Japan .
Buildings and Attractions
A multi-storey department store complex, two hotels, a cinema, a theater and an amusement park are located on the roughly 90 hectare E-DA world site.
The E-Da-department store complex is one with a sales area of 58,000 square meters of the biggest shopping centers in Asia. Almost all renowned international brands are offered here. The complex also includes sports facilities, cinemas and restaurants. A European neoclassical style was imitated in the architecture of the mall.
The two hotels are the E-Da Skylark Hotel (358 rooms) and the E-Da Crowne Plaza Hotel (656 rooms). Both are equipped with a wide range of restaurants and rooms for various events and conferences.
The E-DA Royal Theater , the biggest attraction of which is a stage that can be rotated through 360 °, can seat over 1800 spectators. During the day, visitors are offered a standard entertainment program every half hour; in the evening, changing large events take place.
The E-DA amusement park is an amusement park that takes up ancient Greece as a theme. It is divided into the three areas “Acropolis”, “Aegean Village” and “Castle of Troy” and was opened on December 19, 2010. The “Aeropolis” at the entrance is built in the ancient Greek style. Inside there is an opera house that can accommodate more than 1,800 visitors. The “Santorini” area is designed in the white and blue architectural style of the Aegean Sea and includes various rides and several international restaurants. The “Trojan Castle” is located in the north-eastern part of the park. This area is based on the story of the Trojan horse. In July 2012, the park was expanded to include a new 3D ship swing, which was upgraded to 5D in 2014. The tallest Ferris wheel in Taiwan is one of the 50 or so attractions in the park.
The private educational institutions I-Shou University and the International I Shou High School , which also belong to the E-United Group, border the E-DA world .
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Coordinates: 22 ° 43 ′ 48 ″ N , 120 ° 24 ′ 23 ″ E