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Description: Taipei City (Traditional Chinese: 臺北市; Simplified Chinese: 台北市; Hanyu Pinyin: ... more

Taipei ... Táiběi Shì; Tongyong Pinyin: Táiběi Shìh) is the capital of the Republic of China. It is Taiwan's center of politics, commercial, mass media, education, and pop culture, and is considered to be one of the "Gamma world cities". Taipei City, Taipei County surrounding it, and nearby Keelung City form the Taipei metropolitan area but are administered under different local government bodies. Taipei City is a special municipality administered directly under the ROC central government, while Taipei County and Keelung City are administered as part of Taiwan Province. Taipei refers to the whole metropolitan area, while Taipei City refers to the city proper. Taipei City is located in the Taipei Basin (台北盆地) in northern Taiwan and is bordered on the south by the Xindian River (新店溪), and the Tamsui River (淡水河) on the west. The northern districts of Shilin and Beitou extend north of the Keelung River (基隆河) and are bordered by Yangmingshan National Park (陽明山國家公園).

Newest Review: ... amazing architecture but it is mixed in with what can only be described as slum like The air is very polluted, and buildings are all tainted grey with the pollution not helped by the high humidity The people are all highly competitive and will do anything to impress a visitor or to save "face" What they eat does not leave anything to the imagination.... a trip thru one of the ... more

... local night markets served me with a smell that I will never forget....vile The traffic system is nonexistent....its one big race, with no winner...ever. Scooters rule...pedestrians are easy targets...yet they all do it so calmly in a place with so mu...more

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A week in Taipei (196 words)
by - written on 22/08/00 (Useful, 73 readings)
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I have never been to a country or city with such extremes, from designer clothes, flash cars........to disgusting toilets and dirty kitchens. There is a lot of money in Taiwan and everyone wants a piece. The place has some amazing architecture but it is mixed in with what can only be described as slum like The air is very polluted, and buildings are all tainted grey with the pollution not helped by the high humidity The people are all highly competitive and will do anything to impress a visitor or to save "face" What they eat does not leave anything to the imagination.... a trip thru one of the local night markets ... Read the complete review