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March 2009
臺灣之月 台湾之月 台湾の月 |
Published Issue: 2009 March
Published: 03/01/09
Please visit our web pageThe beauty of Taiwan is something more people should discover! That's why this magazine came about. Taiwan This Month is a new magazine catering for the visitors helping to find your way around and to get you more curious about this fabulous island and its people! ...
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German Cultural CentreThe German Cultural Centre Taipei, the oldest non-American institution in Taiwan, is celebrating its 45th anniversary in 2009 ...
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Taipei Until the middle of the 1960s in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, it was no more than a sleepy country town with rice fields with pedicabs as the main public transportation. With Taiwan's transition from a rural isolated place to an economic thrust, Taipei has blossomed. With an area of 212 square km and a population of 2.63 million (-06) the city is one of the most crowded places in the world. Over 1 million scooters are registered and remains the most popular vehicle for the Taiwanese, with 650 thousand registered cars on second place ...
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Wanhua In the old city area, Wanhua is the cradle of Taipei's history and Ximending the center for the young and trendy ...
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Taipei ShoppingShopping in Taiwan will be an adventure, there is so much to discover from the traditional markets to the fancy shopping malls! However as most clothes and shoe shops tend to stock only the smaller sizes western ladies can, sometimes, be disappointed ...
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The Wind City - Hsinchu Hsinchu, an area of 104 km² with a population of 502.000 (2008), is situated 80 kilometers south of Taipei. It is estimated that an additional 100.000 people work in the city, mainly at the modern high-tech Hsinchu Science Park. The Science Park was founded in 1980 and is today one of the biggest in the world ...
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TAINAN Tainan City, the former capital, is situated on the southwest coast. It has a population of 750.000 spread over an area of 176 km², 0,5 % of the total land area of Taiwan. Tainan’s modern history may be seen to begin when the Dutch established Fort Zeelandia in 1624. The Fort was however surrendered to Koxinga after nine months siege in 1662. The fort is located in Anping, one of the oldest non-indigenous settlements in Taiwan and the oldest part of Tainan. It is here that the famous Anping Tree House may be found. Originally Tait & Co.’s warehouse during the Japanese period, it was taken over by Taiwan Salt Co. in 1945. Finally, when the house was abandoned, it is the Banyan trees that ‘took over’. Both the fort and the house are open daily 9am – 5pm ...
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KaohsiungKaohsiung is the second largest city in Taiwan, situated in the south, with a population of 1,5 million people. The city has a first class harbor that can accommodate vessels up to 100,000 tons ...
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