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| Emergency dial 110 for police dial 119 for fire dept. Foreign Affairs Police: 96 Yenping S Rd (02) 2381-7494 (English-speaking) Central Area: (02) 2555-4275, (02) 2556-6007 Chungshan District: (02) 2511-1395 Tienmu area: (02) 2881-3835
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Taipei Municipal Government Dept. of Transportation (more travel info. & stats) http://www.dot.taipei.gov.tw/en/ Tourist Offices Tourism Bureau (02) 2717-3737 345 Chunghsiao E Rd, Sec 4 N of Sun Yatsen Memorial Hall 8am-7pm Tourism Bureau business office (02) 2349-1635 9F, 280 Chunghsiao E Rd, Sec 4 free travel brochures, English-speaking clerks |
Major Sightseeing Attractions
In order of generally accepted ranking for importance or interest for tourists.
| see Shopping section for: | Night Markets | |
| see Arts & Culture section for: | Museums | |
| see the Culture section for: | Temples | |
| see Sports/Activities section for: |
Aquariums Zoos Hot Springs Beaches |
| Taipei City Presidential Building 2-28 Peace Park Chiang Kaishek Memorial Ta'an Park Botanical Gardens Topview Taipei Observatory Taipei 101 -World's Tallest Building (...for now) City Gates Lin Antai Old Homestead Martyrs' Shrine Children's Recreation Centre Movie Studio Former Estate of Chiang Kaishek Peitou Geothermal Valley Peitou Hot Springs Museum Kuantu
Nature Park Yangmingshan National Park Chungshan Building Sulphur Valley Chihsingshan (Seven-star mountain) Liuchikung Shamaoshan Tatunshan Huangzuishan Sungshan Nature Reserve Elephant Mountain Governess Finger Mountain Tiger's Head Mountain Nine-Five Peak Nankang Tea Park Mucha Tea Park Pitan (Green Lake) |
Taipei County Wulai & Surrounding Areas Wulai Hot Springs Village Wulai Falls/Dreamland Fushan Wawaku 'doll valley' Neitung Forest Recreation Area Nahsiaoyeh Camping Ground Tamsui Fort San Domingo Tamsui Oxford University College Martyrs' Shrine Huwei Fort Kuanyingshan
Yehliu Feitsuiwan Keelung Statue of Liberty
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Taipei City Attractions
On National Day (10/10/.. or Double 10th Day) large crowds gather here to watch the large military parades and view the amazing display of fireworks and lights leading up to and during this time. |
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2/28 Peace Park Located in SW Taipei
The park memorializes the now-famous incident on February 28th, 1947 when the Chinese Nationalist (KMT) government in Taiwan (under leader Chiang Kaishek) killed thousands of Taiwanese protesters on this day in a military crackdown. (see history section for more...) |
Chiang Kaishek Memorial Located in SW Taipei A large, white statue of Chiang Kaishek sits in the hall in the middle of this large, classically inspired Chinese memorial. A museum recounting his life and accomplishments is underneath the hall. Several honour guards stand at attention outside. The grounds also contain the National Concert Hall and National Theatre.
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Chiang Kaishek Memorial Click pic for more views
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National Theatre Click pic for more views |
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| Ta'an Park | ||
| Botanical Gardens | ||
Topview Taipei Observatory |
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Taipei 101 Building World's tallest building (currently) Financial building and indoor mall Opened 11/15/03 |
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