During the [[Taiwan under Qing rule|Qing Dynasty rule of Taiwan]], Fongshan was an important [[Military of the Qing dynasty|military]] area. During the [[Taiwan under Japanese rule|Japanese rule]], the Japanese viewed Kaohsiung as a base to develop the southern region of Taiwan and started to deploy [[Imperial Japanese Army|armies]] and set up warehouses there called the '''Fongshan Warehouse'''. After the [[RetrocessionHistory Dayof Taiwan (1945–present)|handover of Taiwan from Japan]] to the [[Republic of China]] in 1945, the [[Kuomintang]] government continued the military purpose of the camp until 1979, when the military council ruled that the camp was deemed no longer suitable for military purposes.
After that time, units in the camp started to be merged or evacuated. Though the camp had been demilitarized, no consensus about the development of the area was reached. In March 1992, a public hearing was held to determine the fate of the area. ACivic group of people whowhich advocated environmental protection and arts established the Council for Promoting Weiwuying Metropolitan Park and began to lobby for setting up a natural andan ecological metropolitan park. After more than 10 years of discussions and efforts, a directionconsensus was thus settledreached to establishconvert the park.area Afterinto 20a years of efforts by civil groups, thepark. '''Weiwuying Metropolitan Park''' was finally establishedcompleted in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|last=Baker|first=Diane|date=18 October 2018|url=https://taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2018/10/18/2003702584|title=A crowning jewel for southern Taiwan|work=Taipei Times|access-date=29 October 2021}}</ref>
The park spans over an area of 47 hectares. It consists of lake, children playground and historicalformer buildings[[barracks]].<ref>{{cite web|date=27 November 2020|url=https://khh.travel/en/attractions/detail/492|title=Wei Wu Ying Metropolitan Park|website=Kaohsiung Travel|access-date=29 October 2021}}</ref> On the north side of the park is the [[National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts]].▼
Though the camp was demilitarized, no consensus about Weiwuyin's development was reached. In March 1992, a public hearing entitled “Whether Weiwuying should serve as a college or park?” was held. At that time, a group of people who advocated environmental protection and arts established a “Council for Promoting Weiwuying Metropolitan Park” and began to lobby for setting up a natural and ecological metropolitan park. After more than 10 years of discussions and effort, a direction was thus settled and a green dream of years for the south finally came true!
==Architecture==
▲The park spans over an area of 47 hectares. It consists of lake, children playground and historical buildings.<ref>{{cite web|date=27 November 2020|url=https://khh.travel/en/attractions/detail/492|title=Wei Wu Ying Metropolitan Park|website=Kaohsiung Travel|access-date=29 October 2021}}</ref>
