Introducing Taipei

Taipei is Taiwan's largest city as well as its economic, political, and cultural centre. It is a modern cosmopolitan metropolis with a lively and diversified face, filled with exuberance.

Its buildings provide much of the diversity, and visitors who are fond of historic sites and old streets will not want to miss the work of traditional master builders evident on Dihua Street in the Dadaocheng area or the Lungshan Temple in the Wanhua district, as well as other places.

Attractions

 

The Taipei City Museums – The internationally renowned National Palace Museum has an inexhaustible collection of precious historical Chinese arts and artifacts that no visitor can afford to miss; Taipei is also home to many other fine museums, including the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, National Museum of History, and Postal Museum. On the city's outskirts, the Yangmingshan National Park has unique volcanic terrain, a rich variety of forest vegetation, and an extensive network of hiking trails, making it a popular destination for visitors from the Taipei area and elsewhere.

The Yangmingshan National Park – It is one of the places in the Taipei area where you can indulge yourself in a hot mineral bath; for the pleasure of relieving the exhaustion of a day's travels, you can also go to the hot springs of Beitou or Wulai.

The Taipei Zoo – Taipei also has the largest zoo in Taiwan, where you can see the rare Formosan black bear, cuddly koalas, and stately king penguins. The city's comprehensive rapid transit system takes you quickly to the zoo or just about any place you might want to go in the metropolitan area.

The Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall – Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall is located in the heart of Taipei City. The area is 250,000 hectares and it is the attraction most visited by foreign tourists. Outside the gate of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, there are poles carrying the sign of true rightness. The architecture of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall is inspired by Tian’anmen in Beijing. The four sides of the structure are similar to those of the pyramids in Egypt. The material is white marble. The roofs are decorated with deep-blue glass as part of the reflection of blue sky and bright sun. It adds a touch of grandeur. The garden is planted with red flowers. As a whole, the colours of blue, white and red express the National Flag and the spirit of freedom, equality and brotherhood.

The Taipei 101 – Taipei 101 is the tallest building in the world, with a mass of shops on the lower floors, incorporating many top brands under the LVMH group, such as Louis Vuitton, Dior, Celine, etc. The fourth floor houses the Page One bookstore from Singapore, with the highest-roofed coffee house in Taipei and many fine restaurants.

The Taiwan Handicraft Promotion Centre – Established in 1957, it is a non-profit social purpose organization dedicated to the development and promotion of the handicraft industry in Taiwan.
Chinese Handicraft Mart, an operating unit of the Taiwan Handicraft Promotion Center, provides a one-stop shopping place. Largest in its kind covering more than 20,000 different items of art furniture, jewelleries, home furnishings, and general gift items, and services of money exchange, packing and shipping.

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