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Taipei City
About Taipei City
Taipei City is the largest city on Taiwan island, located in the Taipei Basin in northern Taiwan and is bordered on the south by the Sindian River (Hsintien), and the Danshuei (Tamsui) on the west.
Local highlights
Explore the city
- Taipei 101-the 508 meter high Taipei International Financial Building with the world's fastest elevators and stunning views on the city
- Da-An Forest Park with the lake, gardens and an amphitheater, and the statue of Guanyin
- The Chi-Shan Garden with the elegant beauty of Chinese gardens
- Yang-Ming-Shan National Park
- East District shopping area with its many different types of restaurants
- Huaxi Street with the famous night market
Explore its museums and historical sights, such as
- The National Palace Museum, with its antique collection of nearly 700,000 pieces covering almost the entire five-thousand-old Chinese history
- Xiahai City God Temple
- Taipei Hsing Tien Temple-very busy temple devoted to Kuan, the general that lived in the Three Kingdoms period(AD 162-219)
- Longshan Temple-famous old temple worshiping Guanshiyin Budda
- Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in the heart of Taipei City
- Martyrs Shrine on the slopes of the Chingshan Mountain and overseeing the Keelung River with its grand and magnificent architecture
- Presidential Office Building-open to the public
- Fine Arts Museum
Highlights in the vicinity
- Taroko National Park is located in the eastern Taiwan county of Hualien and stretches 36 km from north to south and 42 kilometers from east to west with altitudes up to 3,700 m. The majestic mountain streams, the Paiyang Waterfall the Taroko Gorge, the Eternal Spring Shrine, Swallows' Grottoes, Tunnel of Nine Turns, the Qingshui Precipice and other scenes are of an outstanding beauty
Good to know
- No. of inhabitants: 2.6 Million
- Timezone: UTC +8
- Weather: subtropical with hot and humid summers
- Tourist hot line (02)2717-3737
- Police tel. nr. 110
Local transport
- Buses with extensive coverage throughout the city
- MRT-The mass rapid transit system with five lines in operation
- Taxi-fares are set by local city government
Inbound transport
- Nearest airport: Taipei Airport is located about 30 km from the city
- Train:
- Inter city buses
- Taxi-long distance travel is meter charged
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