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Insight City Guides: all you need to inspire every step of your trip.

From deciding when to go, to choosing what to see when you arrive, this is all you need to plan your trip and experience the best of Taipei, with in-depth insider information on must-see, top attractions like the National Palace Museum and Longshan Temple, and hiddencultural gems.

Insight City Guide Taipei is ideal for travellers seeking immersive cultural experiences, from exploring Yangmingshan National Park, to discovering Shilin Nightmarket
- In-depth on history and culture: enjoy special features on Religion, the Arts and Shopping, all written by local experts
- Invaluable maps, travel tips and practical information ensure effortless planning  
- Outstanding orientation information will save you time while you explore 
- Excellent Editor's Choice recommendations will make your trip more memorable
- Inspirational colour photography throughout
- Inventive design makes for an engaging reading experience

About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrasebooks, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.


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How To Use This E-Book

Getting around the e-book
This Insight CityGuide e-book is designed to give you inspiration for your visit to Taipei, as well as comprehensive planning advice to make sure you have the best travel experience. The guide begins with our selection of Top Attractions, as well as our Editor’s Choice categories of activities and experiences. Detailed features on history, people and culture paint a vivid portrait of contemporary life in Taipei. The extensive Places chapters give a complete guide to all the sights and areas worth visiting. The Travel Tips provide full information on getting around, activities from culture to shopping to sport, plus a wealth of practical information to help you plan your trip.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Taipei are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map] just tap this to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find hundreds of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Taipei. Simply double-tap on an image to see it full-screen.
About Insight Guides
Insight Guides have more than 40 years’ experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.
Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.

© 2017 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd




Table of Contents
Taipei’s Top 10 Attractions
Editor’s Choice
Introduction: New Taipei
People
Decisive dates
A modern miracle
Religion
Insight: Festivals and celebrations
The arts
Cuisine
Shopping
Sports, fitness and pastimes
Nightlife
Insight: Navigating the nightmarkets
Introduction: Places
Old Taipei: Wanhua and Ximending
Insight: Chinese temple architecture
Old Taipei: Datong
Old Walled City and Zhongzheng
Central Taipei
Taipei East
Taipei South
Taipei North
Insight: The National Palace Museum
Yangmingshan
Danshui and Bali
Introduction: Taipei’s surroundings
The North Coast and Keelung
Jiufen, Jinguashi, and the Northeast Coast
Wulai, Sanxia, and Yingge
Getting there and getting around
A-Z: A handy summary of practical information
Understanding the language
Further reading
Taipei street atlas


Taipei’s Top 10 Attractions

At a glance, the Taipei attractions you won’t want to miss, from sky-scraping architecture and colorful temples to hot springs and buzzing nightmarkets.



Top Attraction 1



Taipei 101 . Until 2010 the world’s tallest building, standing at 508 meters (1,667ft), this iconic tower is a wonder of design and engineering. Be sure to inspect the giant Tuned Mass Damper. For more information, click here .
Chris Stowers/Apa Publications


Top Attraction 2



Longshan Temple . In the heart of the old Wanhua District and filled day and night by those seeking divine aid. Check out the icon of the main goddess Guanyin, which miraculously survived direct bombing hits in World War II. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 3



Beitou Hot-Springs Area . A lovely valley carved by a bubbling hot-springs stream dotted with new and old resorts, public baths, and large sulfur pits and pools. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 4



Liberty Square . This complex was built to an imperial scale and rivals Beijing’s Forbidden City for awe-inspiring grandeur. The roof of the National Theater was modeled after Beijing’s Hall of Supreme Harmony. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 5



Raohe Nightmarket . This is Taipei’s most atmospheric night market, with the ostentatious Ciyou Temple at its entrance. Also, the food on offer is a smorgasbord of savory and sweet delights. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 6



National Palace Museum . With well over half a million rare documents and artifacts, this museum is home to the world’s greatest vault of Chinese treasures. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 7



Muzha Tea Plantations . In a steep hill valley in Taipei’s southeast corner, scores of plantations with highly personalized teahouses dot the slopes, serving up “tea cuisine,” and dreamy faraway views. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 8



Yangmingshan National Park . The world’s largest national park within a city’s limits is perched on a mountain and offers hiking, hot-springs soaking, picnicking, flower gardens, giant fumaroles, historic sites, and much more. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 9



Danshui . It’s not just ice creams and boats at this riverside-seaside town. Up on the hill you’ll find old consular residences, missionary houses, and two fabulous forts. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 10



Dihua Street . The old merchant’s quarter is now a fantastic network of restored heritage buildings housing museums, cafés, restaurants, and stores. For more information, click here .
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Editor’s Choice

Setting priorities, saving money, unique attractions… here, at a glance, are our recommendations, plus some tips and tricks even locals don’t always know.



Best walks

Erziping trail . A popular walk on Yangmingshan, a beautiful mountain park filled with trails and hot springs, plus hundreds of butterfly and bird species. For more information, click here .
Qingtiangang . Also found high on Yangmingshan, this plateau with ocean views features fumaroles and idyllic pastures grazed by water buffalo. For more information, click here .
Tianmu Steps . An easy pathway up the side of Yangmingshan from the Tianmu expat enclave. Popular with families. For more information, click here .
Taipei Botanical Garden . Take a leisurely stroll past exotic flora and linger by a huge lotus pond. For more information, click here .
Guandu Nature Park . This boardwalked marsh brings one close to birds and other species that can only be found here. For more information, click here .
Dadaocheng and Wanhua . Let an historical walk through two of Taipei’s oldest districts – lined with old shophouses and heritage sites – transport you back in time to the heyday of immigrant settlements and river trade. For more information, click here or click here .
Ximending . A walk down pedestrianized Wuchang and Emei streets provides some retail therapy, and insight into the latest youth crazes and fashions. For more information, click here .



Taipei life on Ximending’s pedestrian streets.
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Taipei offers good family activities.
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Best for families

Taipei Water Park . A perfect place for kids to frolic in water-based amusements. For more information, click here .
Science Education Center . Here, science is taught through interactive displays and 3D movies. Next door, the Astronomical Museum has iWERKS and IMAX theaters. For more information, click here .
Taipei Zoo . With a Children’s Zoo, an ever-popular koala sanctuary, live-in pandas, and a butterfly conservation area. For more information, click here .
Miramar Entertainment Park . The giant rooftop Ferris wheel, also known as the Taipei Eye, is best ridden at night. For more information, click here .
Mango shaved ice . This incredible and enormous dessert is a Taiwan classic and will take some time to finish, so you may have to help!
Su Ho Paper Memorial Museum . Paper-making workshops make this magic for young ones. For more information, click here .
Riverside Bike Paths . The city is encircled by easy-grade bike paths meandering through parks, with cheap bike-rental kiosks. For more information, click here .



Baosheng Festival warrior.
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