About Taipei
Taipei City, geographically surrounded by Taipei County, is the capital of Taiwan and is the center of Taiwanese commerce and culture. Being the capital city of Taiwan, Taipei is not only the largest, most advanced city in the country, it is the financial and governmental center of Taiwan. Due to its governmental and business significance as well as its cultural and recreational diversity, Taipei is one of the most popular cities for tourism in Taiwan.
About 300 years ago, a great number of settlers from China moved to this area and started development in the present districts of Wanhua and Datong of Taipei City. Today, these areas still have remnants of traditional culture as well as ancient customs.
Nowadays, Taipei is a modern city with new planned business districts and impressive achievements, such as the construction of Taipei 101, currently the tallest building in the Asia. In addition, this city offers a wide range of entertainments, such as shopping malls, night markets, night clubs, live-music bars, and exotic restaurants.
Taipei City and Taipei County are also well known for having a variety of tour sights. From recreational hot springs to historical temples, tourists have a wide selection of sightseeing locations to choose from. Whether tourists enjoy watching natural sceneries at Zhuzihu Scenic Spot or Yeliou Scenic Area, visiting historical landmarks like Chiang Kai-Shek Shilin Residence and Lin Family Garden, learning about Taiwanese culture and beliefs by visiting the Longshan Temple and National Palace Museum, relaxing in the great outdoors at Yangmingshan National Park, enjoying a hot spring vacation at Beitou Hot Spring, or simply taking pleasure in some casual shopping at the Shilin Night Market, Taipei has it all!
Taipei also has a large selection of hotels and resorts available at a variety of locations. So don’t worry about not being able to find a place to spend the night during your Taipei travel, Sinotour provides hotel online reservation services of nearby hotels for an array sightseeing locations in Taipei. So start planning for an amazing trip to Taipei that will take your breath away!
Taipei travel Information
Taipei City is located at the northern part of Taiwan and is surrounded by Taipei County. Great Taipei refers to Taipei City and Taipei County. Taipei may refer to Taipei City, Taipei County, or both.
Having a subtropical climate, summers in Taipei are usually hot and humid with an average temperature of 29 degrees Celsius (84.2 degrees Fahrenheit). July is typically the hottest and has a record of reaching 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in the past. The occurrences of typhoons are also more frequent during the summer. In Taipei, winter may consist of strong wind and rain with an average temperature of 15 degrees Celsius (59 degrees Fahrenheit). Spring is the blooming season with an average temperature of 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit), but it is also the raining season as well. Autumn is probably the best time for tourism with temperatures at around 23 degrees Celsius (73.4 degrees Fahrenheit).
Taiwan uses the New Taiwan Dollar (NTD$). Below are the exchange rates as of August 16, 2007)
1 $US Dollar (USD) = NTD$ 33.122100
1 $Canadian Dollar (CAD) = NTD $30.799509
1 Euro (EUR) = NTD $44.400193
1 Japanese Yen (JPY) = NTD $0.288875
1 Australian Dollar (AUD) = NTD $26.189482
For more Foreign Exchange Rate, please visit: www.xe.com
Emergency Hotlines:
Police = Dial 110
Ambulance = Dial 119
Chinese (Mandarin) and Taiwanese are the main dialect in Taiwan. But most people speak Mandarin in Taipei City.
There are approximately 3 million people living in Taipei City, which is the second largest population in Taiwan after TaipeiCounty.
There are a total of 12 urban districts that belong to Taipei City. They are listed below.
| 1. Beitou | 2. Shilin |
| 3. Datung | 4. Zhongshan |
| 5. Songshan | 6. Neihu |
| 7. Wanhua | 8. Chongchen |
| 9. Daan | 10. Xinyi |
| 11. Nangang | 12. Wenshan |