Taipei

With Taiwan's transition from rural isolation to economic tiger, Taipei blossomed into a city of 2.63 million with more than 1 million scooters and 650,000 cars. It has, however, the cleanest air of any city in Greater China or Southeast Asia as well as a very low crime rate ...

Taipei is constantly changing

Once again Taipei will see a major change within the hospitality industry. A new hotel, for Taiwan, is opening its doors to us. Novotel Hotels, Taoyuan International Airport, will open November 1st, 2009. A first class international hotel next to the fast growing airport is very welcome indeed. We wish them all success in their business here in Taiwan! Welcome ...

1ST Novotel, New Arrival in Taiwan

>To celebrate Christmas of 2009, a 13,5 meter tall silver Christmas tree will be raised by the Taichung City Government in the city hall square, sending out blessing and prayers for each and everyone ...

Changhua

Changhua County is in the mid-western part of Taiwan with Bagua Mountains that forms the border between Changhua and Nantou Counties. Beautiful sceneries of hills, water and plains can be seen throughout the county. Bagua Mountain with the Great Buddha is the attraction not to be missed. Bird lovers will come in March each year to see tens of thousands of grey-faced buzzards fly across. The rich wildlife within the county is a real treasure to Taiwan ...

Taipei Places

Snake Alley, a night market in Huaxi Street famous for snake meat, open daily 7pm - 2am, popular with tourists, although very little English is spoken by the vendors. Near by is the Longshan Temple, Guangzhou Street #211, one of Taiwan's most important places of worship. The Red Theatre, Chengdu Rd. # 10 open Tuesday - Friday 11am - 10pm, Saturday - Sunday 10am - 10pm, a red brick two-story house built by the Japanese in 1908, accommodates a theatre, café and gift shops ...

Shopping in Taiwan is an adventure

Discover the city's traditional markets and fancy shopping malls. Taipei 101 (one of the tallest buildings in the world) and high-class venues (Sogo, Mitsukoshi, Far Eastern, New York New York) in the Xinyi financial district house boutiques with all the hottest, most luxurious brands. An attractive pedestrian walkway connects the shopping malls to the World Trade Center and a Mecca for readers: Eslite Bookstore. The latest addition to Taipei shopping mall, Bellavita, Song Ren Rd. # 28, caters to the high-end market with European brand name stores ...

Taipei American School
Celebrating 60 Years of Educational Excellence

Taipei American School is known for rigorous academics, dynamic integration of technology, extensive cocurricular activities, rich history of community service in Taiwan and Asia, and signature fine arts programs. TAS offers an exemplary American-based education with a global perspective that prepares all students academically and ethically for success at university and in life in a rapidly changing world ...

Taichung

Taichung is the third largest city in Taiwan after Taipei and Kaohsiung, with a population just over one million. Taichung, meaning Central Taiwan, is located on the middle west side of the island which in 2010 going to merge the city and the county to a direct - controlled municipality ...

Hsinchu

Hsinchu, which lies 80 kilometers south of Taipei, has a population of 502,000 with an additional 100,000 commuters working at the Hsinchu Science Park. The park, which was founded in 1980, is one of the biggest and most modern in the world ...

Tainan

Tainan - the former capital of Taiwan - has long played an important role in the island's history. In 1624, the Dutch established Fort Zeelandia in Anping - the oldest part of the city ...

Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung - the second largest city in Taiwan - is situated in southern Taiwan. The population is 1.5 million with a total of 4 million in the environs. The city has made great efforts to green itself, a noble effort given that it has the highest concentration of motorcycles - 1.15 million - of any city on the island ...

Kaohsiung Places

Dream Mall, Jhonghua 5th Rd. in the east and Chenggong Rd. in the west, is the first shopping mall in the southern part of Taiwan that hostess a cinema, theme park and restaurants ...