Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, is a big city lying in a valley in the north of the Taiwan island. The city is arranged around a grid structure, with wide roads running from north to south and east to west. While it lacks an significant historic core (probably all old buildings were distroyed in WW II or simply torn down to make place for new buildings), in recent years Taipei has mutated into a modern and fashionable Asian metropolis.
Prior to the arrival of Chinese settlers from Fujian in 1709 the Taipei area was settled by Ketagalan tribes. Taipei became the capital of Taiwan in 1886, initially as a provincial capital, then in 1894 as the official capital.
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17 photos of Taipei 101, the tallest skyscraper in Taiwan
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11 photos of the Taipei 101 skyscraper at night
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17 photos of Zhongshan, the central district of Taipei around the central train station
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24 photos of Xinyi, a trendy and modern district of Taipei with malls, cinemas and restaurants
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10 photos of the shopping complex in the Taipei 101 skyscraper
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15 photos of the Longshan temple which was built in 1738 by Chinese settlers from Fujian.
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12 photos of the Bao-An temple in Datong, one of the older and more frequented temples of Taipei
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14 photos of the Confucius temple in Datong
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16 photos of the National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, which was inaugurated in 1980.
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19 photos of the beautiful Guandu temple in Danshui, northwest of Taipei
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18 photos of the area north of Taipei with the Martyrs's shrine and the National Palace Museum
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17 photos of night markets, malls and shopping complexes in and around Taipei
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19 panorama views of Taipei, the valley and the hills surrounding it
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14 photos of the Taipei Taoyuan international airport
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Related travelogues
- Taiwan 2005: report of a brief visit to Taipei in early October 2005
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