Discover the beauty of taiwan(Taipei Travel Guide)

Taipei tourism features：

Taipei ,known as Taipei City ,is the capital city and a special municipality of Taiwan,where also is the center of political, economic, educational, and cultural in Taiwan. There are modern architecture, historical monuments, 24 hour shop culture, convenient transportation, is a very suitable place for travel. Especially in 2017, the success of the Taipei World Universiade activities, so that Taipei has become one of Asia’s most popular tourist city. So, in order to quickly let everyone know about Taipei, we have collected a lot of tourist attractions, special events and food to you.

Top tourist attractions in Taipei：

• Taipei City Xinyi District：Taipei 101
  • Address:No.7, Sec. 5, Sinyi Rd., Sinyi Dist., Taipei City 11049, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
  • Description:
    Taipei 101 is a 101-floor landmark skyscraper, and one of the most representative buildings in Taiwan. It is not only one of the tallest skyscrapers in the world (509.2 meters, 101 floors), but also has a bamboo-like appearance, which is full of the traditional characteristics of Asian culture.
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• Taipei City Wanhua District：Ximending
  • Address:No.9, Ln. 50, Hanjhong St., Wanhua Dist., Taipei City 10842, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
  • Description:
    Ximending is the most representative shopping district in the west of Taipei. This place combines fashion shopping, food, art, film, ktv and other elements, attracting many young people, so that there are always a lot of people here.
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• Taipei City Shihlin District：National Palace Museum
  • Address:No.2214, Sec. 2, Jhihshan Rd., Shihlin Dist., Taipei City 11144, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
  • Description:
    “The National Palace Museum”is the most representative art gallery in Taiwan, built for the permanent collection centered on ancient Chinese artifacts. There has antique architectural appearance, and has nearly 700,000 pieces of ancient artifacts in it. If you like Chinese culture, here absolutely can not be missed.
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• Taipei City Zhongzheng District：Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
  • Address:No.21, Jhongshan S. Rd., Jhongjheng Dist., Taipei City 10048, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
  • Description:
    The National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall is a famous monument, landmark and tourist attraction in Taipei. It was erected in memory of Chiang Kai-shek, former President of the Republic of China.Where is traditional Chinese style architecture, the main hall can also see the majestic commemorative bronze statue, the outside is a large square, is the Taipei residents leisure walk, fitness, And even the place of wedding photography, every day from 9 am to 5 pm the whole point there are ritual handover ceremony, attract many domestic and foreign tourists stop to watch, is one of the characteristics here.
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• Taipei City Wanhua District：Longshan Temple
  • Address:No.211, Guangjhou St., Wanhua Dist., Taipei City 10852, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
  • Description:
    “Longshan Temple” is one of the most characteristic temples in Taipei, not only has a hundred years of history, but also dedicated to more than a hundred gods, is a very important local religious center, people come here to pray for good fortune , health, wisdom and relationships, always attract a lot of believers or tourists to visit.
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• Taipei City Beitou District／Taipei City Shihlin District：Yangming Mountain National Park
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    “Yangming Mountain” is a very popular attraction in Taipei. Volcanic terrain, with rich forests and flowers, attracting many domestic and foreign tourists to visit, especially the annual flower and taro season, is the most important occasion of Taiwan’s annual tourism.
• Taipei City Wenshan District：maokong gondola
  • Description:
    “maokong gondola” is the longest and most famous cable car system in Taipei, taking about 20 minutes, you can enjoy the beauty of the tea garden from the sky. Linked to the zoo and the cable car, so you can have more travel options, not only to the zoo, you can also go to the “Tea House” to taste Taiwan tea, these are very good choice.
• Taipei City Beitou District：Beitou Hot Springs
  • Description:
    Beitou is a famous hot spring town in Taipei, and has a museum that allows you to learn about the culture of local hot springs. In addition, if you feel tired in the tour, there are a lot of hot springs hotel can help you relieve fatigue and soreness, is also a very good choice.
• Taipei City Beitou District：Guandu Nature Park
  • Address:No.55, Guandu Rd., Beitou Dist., Taipei City 11261, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
  • Description:
    Guandu Nature Park is located at the intersection of the Danshui River and the Keelung River. In addition to the well-known waterbirds, there are also plenty of swamp creatures and mangrove ecology. There is also a well-known, Watanabe, the main god is dedicated to the Mazu, is the local people are very important religious belief center, come here may wish to pray for this journey on the safe, smooth, by the way to experience the local temple culture.
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• Taipei City Shihlin District：Shilin Night Market
  • Address:No.101, Jihe Rd., Shihlin Dist., Taipei City 11162, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
  • Description:
    Shihlin Night Market is one of the most famous night markets in Taipei. It is also a great place for many domestic and foreign tourists to experience the nightlife of Taipei and enjoy all kinds of specialties.
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• Songshan District, Taipei City：Raohe Night Market
  • Address:Raohe St., Songshan Dist., Taipei City 105, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
  • Description:
    Raohe Night Market is another popular night market in Taipei, where there is also a variety of Taiwanese delicacies, and there is a long history of Songshan Ciyou Temple, where you can visit and pray for a trip.
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Taipei popular activities：

• January to March：
  • Taipei City Beitou District：Yangming Mountain Flower Season
    • Description:
      Every year from February to March is the Yangmingshan Flower Festival, including cherry blossoms, cuckoo, camellia and other flowers will be in full bloom, the scenery is beautiful and spectacular, so here is also known as “Taipei’s private garden.” Every year will attract many tourists to come.
  • Taipei City Beitou District：Zhuzihu’s calla lilly season
    • Description:
      Every year in April is Zhuzihu’s calla lilly season. At this time we can always see the beautiful calla lilly field, which is the most characteristic of the local floral plants. In addition to enjoying the flowers, you can also experience the fun of collecting calla lilies, which is definitely a very good memory.
• April to June：
  • Taipei City Xinyi District：Taipei 101 Run Up
    • Description:
      Taipei 101 Run Up is one of the most famous international events in Taipei, with a total of 91 floors, 390 meters, 2046 ladder, has been held for 13 years and attracts more than 4,000 domestic and foreign athletes every year.
• October to December：
  • Taipei City Beitou District：Beitou hot spring festival
    • Description:
      Every winter, the hot spring town “Beitou” will hold a well-known hot spring festival. When you come here, in addition to allowing you to completely release the fatigue, but also can taste the local variety of food.
  • Taipei City Beitou District：Taipei International Birdwatching
    • Description:
      Guandu Wetland has a rich natural ecology. The annual Taipei International Birdwatching Fair is a combination of eco-conservation, local care and environmental education, in addition to the family, but also very suitable for love the natural environment, biological friends or photography enthusiasts.
  • Taipei City Xinyi District：Taipei Marathon
    • Description:
      Every year in December, Taipei City International Marathon will not only allow all players to enjoy the competition, but also can feel the beauty of Taipei. This is the most famous and most popular international sports event in Taipei, every year to attract countless domestic and foreign players to challenge, so that the whole of Taipei City as if the moment became an international village, and full of movement exudes vitality and enthusiasm.
  • Taipei City Xinyi District：Taipei New Year’s Eve Countdown Party
    • Description:
      Every year, on December 31,”Taipei New Year’s Eve Countdown Party” will be organized by Taipei City Government and Xinyi Commercial Center. At this time, in addition to inviting many well-known artists to perform, I think the biggest highlight should be the internationally famous “Taipei 101” countdown activities and beautiful fireworks show.

Taipei popular food：

• Ding Taifeng dumplings：
  • Address:No.194, Sec. 2, Sinyi Rd., Da’an Dist., Taipei City 10651, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
  • Description:
    If you talk about the most famous food in Taipei, I think everyone will say that Ding Tai Feng dumplings. “Ding Taifeng” restaurant has won the “New York Times” assessment for the world’s top 10 restaurants. Although it has many stores around the world, but the founder is located in Taipei Xinyi District, if you travel to Taipei, do not miss this delicious meal.
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• Ay-Chung Flour-Rice Noodle：
  • Address:No.8-1, Emei St., Wanhua Dist., Taipei City 10844, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
  • Description:
    “Ay-Chung Flour-Rice Noodle” is located in Ximending, Taipei, is one of the most famous local food here, the biggest feature is that the store does not have any tables and chairs, so can only stand to eat. Every day not only can you see the crowd wait in the line, but also can see full of people standing in front of the shop to enjoy food.
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• Jia De cake：
  • Address:No.88, Sec. 5, Nanjing E. Rd., Songshan Dist., Taipei City 10597, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
  • Description:
    “Jia De cake shop” was established in 1975, one of the most famous products is Taiwan’s traditional pineapple cakes, which is very popular among domestic and foreign tourists.
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• Lin Dongfang beef noodle：
  • Address:No.4-2, Andong St., Jhongshan Dist., Taipei City 10492, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
  • Description:
    Beef noodles are one of Taiwan’s traditional cuisine, and almost everywhere, Lin Dongfang beef noodle shop is the first to be recommended, the store looks very common, but the beef noodles are very popular with locals and foreigners.
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• Ice Monster：
  • Address:No.297, Sec. 4, Jhongsiao E. Rd., Da’an Dist., Taipei City 10696, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
  • Description:
    Ice Monster’s dessert is one of the top 10 in the world by CNN. It is a very popular ice restaurant in Taiwan. There are a lot of creative tastes available in addition to the local tastes.
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Taiwan special handicrafts：

Description:Master Li has deep emotion in Taiwan and the emotion also reflects on his creations. From an undeveloped country to a developing one, Taiwanese show their toughness and spirit of struggling. Even though it’s an island, it’s well-known worldwide. Master Li expresses his proud of being one of Taiwanese by Liuli creation with Taiwan shape.

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