The Da Dong Art Center is a cultural center combining living arts and local cultural characteristics. The center's design emphasizes natural elements; half of the center is outdoor architecture that combines with the surrounding ecosystem. Natural elements such as the breeze, light, rain and the water resource at the Fongshan River etc. are employed to create an oriental Zen aesthetics. The metropolitan art network is formed by linking the Da Dong Art Center with the Wei-Wu-Ying Center for the Arts and the Kaohsiung Cultural Center through KMRT. Together with numerous exquisite performances of the 2012 Kaohsiung Spring Arts Festival, it creates a cutting-edge cultural center of the 21st century in Taiwan.