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Teddy Nee,

Correspondent (Travel)

 

Taipei City, or known as Taipei, is the capital city of Taiwan. It is located in the southwest of Keelung, a port city in Northern Taiwan. An estimation of about two and half million people lives in Taipei city. Taipei is the center of Taiwan’s politics, economics, and culture. Two airports serve this city; they are Taipei Songshan Airport and Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. Besides, highways, railways, high-speed railways, and bus lines connect Taipei with other parts of the country.

Like many big cities around the world, Taipei also has many well-designed and historical landmarks. Several of them are shown in the following:

Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall
This tourist attraction is one of many famous monuments and landmarks in Taipei. The purpose of its establishment is to commemorate a former President of the Republic of China, General Chiang Kai Shek. National Theater and National Concert Hall stand firmly on both side of Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall.

Presidential Office Building
Presidential Office Building is located within sight of Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall. It is the office of the President of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Uheji Nagano, a Japanese architect, designed this building during the Japanese occupation era. Destroyed by bombing during World War II, the building was restored after the war. After the Republic of China lost control of Mainland China and moved its capital city to Taipei, this building became the Presidential Office.

National Taiwan Museum
Japanese colonial government founded this museum in 1908, which is now the oldest museum in Taiwan. It is located nearby 228 Peace Memorial Park, which contains a number of memorials to victims of the 228 Incident of 1947. It comprises of five departments – earth science, botany, zoology, education, and anthropology. Besides, it also displays Taiwan’s indigenous plants and animals as well as cultural artifacts.

National Palace Museum
National Palace Museum is a home for a vast collection of ancient Chinese artifacts. Do not confuse this museum with the Palace Museum in Beijing. Both are of the same institution. Chinese Civil War has caused the collections to be divided between two of the museums in the 1940s.

Taipei 101
Taipei 101 was once the world’s tallest building since its opening in 2004. It held the title for six years until Burj Kalifa in Dubai claimed the title. Taipei 101 has 101 floors and is one of many popular landmarks in Taipei and Taiwan. Its creative designs and engineering, as a result to withstand earthquake and typhoon, have won several international awards. The indoor and outdoor observatories as well as its shopping mall have attracted visitors from around the world. In addition, Taipei 101 displays new year’s eve fireworks as an annual event have also drawn attention of not only Taiwanese, but also foreigners.

Image Courtesy: By Changlc (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Teddy Nee holds a Bachelor degree in Applied Computing of a university in Taiwan. He is also a language enthusiast, a website developer, and an IMBA student. He is currently running his language blog at www.neeslanguageblog.com
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