MUST GO PLACES IN TAIPEI

MUST GO PLACES IN TAIPEI

-         Taipei 101

The Taipei 101 tower in Taipei, Taiwan, was the world's tallest building from 2004 until 2010, when it was beat out by Dubai's impressive Burj Khalifa. Regardless, Taipei 101 is still considered the tallest green building in the world for its innovative and energy-saving design.

Rich with symbolism and tradition, Taipei's iconic landmark is a standing monument to feng shui and modern design.

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-         Night Markets
Are street markets in Taiwan that operate in urban or suburban areas. Most of the markets operate daily and feature a mixture of individual stalls hawking clothing, consumer goods,food, and specialty drinks. The atmosphere is usually crowded and noisy with hawkers shouting and fast-paced music playing over loudspeakers. Taiwan Night Markets changed from small local gatherings to noisy streets lined up with vendors. These vendors have to cohere to some laws set by the Taiwanese Government. There are vendors selling food in some of the most famous Night Markets all around Taiwan.There are over one hundred night markets in Taiwan.

-         National Palace Museum

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Located in Shilin District of Taipei City, one of the must-see attractions in Taiwan is theNational Palace Museum. The well-known National Palace Museum was first established in 1925 and re-established in 1965. The museum exhibits the most precious and important historical documentations, paintings, arts, and crafts reflecting the rich cultural heritage and civilization of the ancient Chinese. Treasures include ancient Chinese paintings, ceramics, jade sculptures, remains of bronze weapons and many other antiques. The wide priceless collection of the crafts covers five thousand years of Chinese history. Among six hundred and fifty-five thousand pieces of treasures, the first collections of old Chinese gems are from the Song Dynasty. The most famous and notable pieces of the treasures now displaying at the museum are Jadeite cabbage, Meat-Shaped Stone, Agate Finger Citrons, White Jade Branch of Elegant Lychee, T’ien-huang Stone Miniature Mountain, and Jadeite Screen Insert. Owning most of the Chinese significant treasures, National Palace Museum is cognitively known as “the treasure house of Chinese culture”.


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4 small towns you MUST VISIT in Taiwan

4 small towns you MUST VISIT in Taiwan

1.     Dajia District, Taichung City  :

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2.     Daxi Township, Taoyuan County

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3.     Beitou District, Taipei City

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4.     Anping, Tainan

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Education in Taiwan

The educational system in Taiwan is the responsibility of the Ministry of Education of Republic of China (commonly known as "Taiwan"). The system in the ROC produces pupils with some of the highest test scores in the world, especially in mathematics and science. It has been criticised for placing excessive pressure on students and eschewing creativity in favour of rote memorization. Recent educational reforms intended to address these criticisms are a topic of intense debate in Taiwan. Although current law mandates only nine years of schooling, 95% of students go on to high school, trade school or college. President Ma announced in January 2011 that the government would begin the phased implementation of a twelve-year compulsory education program by 2014. 

The literacy rate in 2002 was 96.1%.

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Taiwanese Food, Sports& Recreation

Food, Sports, Recreation

Food

Taiwanese culture has heavily influenced the West: Pearl milk tea (also known as bubble tea or boba) is a popular tea drink available in many parts of the world. A notable Japanese influence exists due to the period when Taiwan was under Japanese rule. Taiwanese cuisine itself is often associated with influences from mid to southern provinces of China, most notably from the province of Fujian (Hokkien), but influences from all of China can easily be found due to the large number of Chinese who immigrated to Taiwan at end of the Chinese Civil War and when Taiwan was under Chinese rule (ROC). In the process, Taiwan developed a distinct style of cuisine.

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Sports

Popular sports in Taiwan include:

Badminton

Baseball

Basketball

Cheerleading

Golf

Martial arts

Pool

Swimming

Table tennis

Tennis

Volleyball

The United States National Basketball Association has a substantial following in Taiwan. Popular basketball players such as Allen Iverson, Kevin Garnett, Chauncey Billups, Andre Iguodala, Jason Williams, Karl Malone, Michael Jordan, Grant Hill, Clyde Drexler, Glen Rice, Kobe Bryant, and Scottie Pippen have visited Taiwan.

Athletes from Taiwan compete in international sporting events, often under the banner of "Chinese Taipei" due to China's opposition to the use of "Taiwan" under such circumstances.

Recreation

Karaoke is incredibly popular in Taiwan, where it is termed KTV (karaoke television). This is an example of something the Taiwanese have drawn, on scale, from contemporary Japanese culture. Pachinko is another example. During typhoons, many young Taiwanese will spend the day singing karaoke or playing mahjong. Many people enjoy watching miniseries collectively called Taiwanese drama.

Since 1999 hot springs, known as wēnquán in Chinese and onsen in Japanese, have been making a comeback thanks to efforts by the government. Over 100 hot springs have been discovered since the Japanese introduced their rich onsen culture to Taiwan, with the largest concentration on the northernmost part of Taiwan island.

Anime and manga are very popular in Taiwan. Comics, including manga, are called manhua in Taiwan. It is common to see a manga rental shop or a manga store every couple of streets in larger cities.

Convenience store culture

Two 7-Eleven stores opposite each other on a crossroad. Taiwan has the highest density of 7-Eleven stores per person in the world

Boasting over 9,200 convenience stores in an area of 35,980 km² and a population of 22.9 million, Taiwan has the Asia Pacific’s and perhaps the world’s highest density of convenience stores per person: one store per 2,500 people or .0004 stores per person. As of 1 January 2009, Taiwan also has 4,800 7-Eleven stores, and thus the world’s highest density of 7-Elevens per person: one store per 4,786 people or .000210 stores per person. In Taipei, it is not unusual to see two 7-Elevens across the street from or several of them within a few hundred meters of each other.

Because they are found nearly everywhere, convenience stores in Taiwan provide services on behalf of financial institutions or government agencies such as collection of the city parking fee, utility bills, traffic violation fines, and credit card payments. Eighty-one percent of urban household shoppers in Taiwan visit a convenience store each week. The idea of being able to purchase food items, drink, fast food, magazines, videos, computer games, and so on 24 hours a day and at any corner of a street makes life easier for Taiwan’s extremely busy and rushed population.

Convenience stores include:

Circle K (Called OK in Taiwan)

FamilyMart

Hi-Life
7-11