Taiwan Cement Kaohsiung Plant at the foot of Shoushan Mountain is presently closed, with part of the original factories converted into Gushan District’s Chaishanzhihongchi Park used for flood control and leisure purposes. Three century-old limestone kilns previously owned by the Japanese Asano Taiwan cement factory are hidden in the mountains adjacent to the park. The limestone kilns were built in 1918 and houses first generation plant production equipment. The kilns are12 meters high and 6 meters wide, built in red brick with a hollowed-out bottom that is similar in depth and height. When in use, a layer of coal and a layer of ore is stacked in the kiln and ignited. Though seven kilns were originally built, only three remain standing as a rare cultural asset in Kaohsiung.
鼓山／台泥石灰窯
位於壽山山腳下的台灣水泥高雄廠，今雖已停產，部分廠區改為鼓山區「柴山滯洪池」公園，兼具防洪、休閒之用。但罕為人知的是公園鄰山處留有三座百年歷史的石灰窯，為台泥高雄廠前身─日治時期的淺野水泥臺灣工場所有。
1915年日本富商淺野總一郎在打狗山下（即壽山）設立台灣第一座現代化水泥廠「淺野水泥臺灣工場」，不僅是全台最早成立的水泥大廠，也在很長一段時間內，是全臺灣最重要且產量最大的水泥廠。
興建於1918年的石灰窯為第一代廠區生產設備，窯高十二公尺、寬六公尺，以紅磚環繞成圓柱型堆砌而成，底部挖空，深度與高度相仿，使用時，以一層煤、一層礦的方式往上疊，將石灰石置入窯內，點火燃燒。石灰窯起造時原有七座，今全臺僅存此三座，相當珍貴。
文／黃于津
圖／高雄市政府文化局