February 2011
臺灣之月 台湾之月 台湾の月 |
Published Issue: 2011 February
Published: 02/01/11
About Taipei
A new "map" has been laid over Taiwan since the last election in November 2010.
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Valentine![]() Spend a Romantic Valentine's Day with your Sweetheart Monday 14th February, Valentine's Day, is the time to express how much you care about your loved one and many restaurants have special Valentine's Day menus that will enable couples to celebrate the spirit of love and enjoy a truly memorable Valentine's Day ...
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Shopping![]()
Back to normal, after all the celebrations we have had for the last months.
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Taipei International Flora ExpoThe Pavilion of New Fashion, is a fascinating structure of recycled Pet bottles that has eco-friendly and energy-efficient LED lights inside. The bottles also let the daylight enter to give the extraordinary clothes shine in their own fabulous way. Most impressive creations with a lot of symbolism! It must be seen ...
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Taipei![]() The "2010 Taipei International Flora Exposition" is now in full bloom and Taipei has become greener ...
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Happy Holiday Season !January is the beginning of a New Year in the western part of the world and February 2011 is the beginning of the Chinese New Year! Celebrations will go on for a long time during this year ...
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Useful Facts
MRT and Buses
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The non-working Holidays of 2011 in TaiwanJanuary Jan. 1- New Year; February Feb. 2-7 Chinese Lunar New Year...
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Taipei MuseumsThere are different entrance fee to the museums. Please check with the cashier upon arrival, often there are discounts available ...
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Taipei's Best Restaurant![]() With no doubt most of the time the best restaurants in Taipei are within the five star hotels. Sometimes though, it's nice to have dinner at a small cozy restaurant in your neighborhood. We have listed a few here. ...
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Taipei's Best Bars![]() CLUB SPACE is one of the newest night- club. Customers can choose a la carte or all you can drink. Ladies night: Wednesdays. Fridays and Saturdays, ladies free ...
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Sparkling Shopping![]() Window shopping is one way of knowing more about a city. A fantastic area to do so is around Zongxia/ Dunhua intersection. The area is full of life and happenings. Make sure not to miss out on the small lanes and alleys, that's were the treasures can be find. The shops normally opens about 11.00am, but for the excitement wait until after lunch and even better early evening, and not to worry they are open until late night. ...
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Sightseeing in and around Taipei![]() All the places mentioned here are within less than one hour from the World Trade Center Exhibition Hall (WTC). Around the WTC, Xinyi area, are many local restaurants, shops, a night market and big shopping malls with food courts ...
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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 ...
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Hsinchu![]() As the oldest city in the North, Hsinchu has numerous historical landmarks, including the East Gate - a granite structure constructed during the 1820s -, the Taoist Temple to the City God - built in 1748, it has many colorful frescos - and 18 Peaks Mountain Park, which has a variety of trees and flowers as well as a panoramic view of the city ...
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Hualien![]() Hualien is the biggest county in Taiwan. It is situated on the mountainous eastern coast of the island. The population is about 340,000, of which one-fourth are aborigines: Ami, Atayal, Bunun, Truku, Sakizaya and Kavalan ...
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Visitors in Taiwan![]()
Megan and Jennifern
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Taichung![]() Taichung, meaning Central Taiwan, is the third largest city in Taiwan with a population just over one million. Taichung 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. With less than 1 hour from Taipei or Kaohsiung, with Taiwan High Speed Rail, Taichung is easily accessible. The Taichung Port, provides a wide range of facilities for shipping like warehouse and logistic services to mention a few ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Kaohsiung Places![]() Jiaming Lake, in Yushan National Park, is open after a yearlong restoration due to a major typhoon Morakot who hit Taiwan in August 2009. The oval lake, with sapphire water, has a rich wildlife and the trail has been fully repaired. The numbers of visitors are limited to 70 per day. People interested to visit the lake can apply online to Taitung District office, http://recreation.forest.gov.tw ...
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Pingtung![]() Pingtung County is the southernmost county in Taiwan with the famous Kenting National Park, Eluanbi Lighthouse, beautiful beaches, Dapeng Bay National Scenic Area, hot spring areas, fabulous mountain areas and much more ...
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TaiwanMost "native" Taiwanese migrated from Fujian and Guangdong Provinces on the mainland, primarily in the 18th and 19th centuries. About half a million indigenous peoples inhabit the mountainous central and eastern parts of the island ... |