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Taipei is the capital of Taiwan, which offers magnificent scenery, traditional Chinese architecture, exciting museums and a fascinating modern society. Everthing is located in the capital or close to on the island of Taiwan, which is nice in size to take a little look around and see more than just the big cities.
Taipei is home to a lot of famous sights and buildings. Taiwan was the place where Chiang Kai-Shek created capitalist China after the communist revolution in mainland China, and you can visit and see the grand mausoleum for the first state leader in Taipei. Another famous place is the skyscraper Taipei 101, which was built as the tallest highrise building is the world upon completion in 2003.
The magnificent National Palace Museum is another must see when in Taipei. The museum exhibits one of the world’s finest collections of historical Chinese artifacts and works of art. It was established when the palace museum collection was split in two priori to the time of the Chinese communist revolution. Other museums, temples and much more are worth seeing as well.
There are many places for a sightseeing out of Taipei as well. Beautiful coastlines, interesting cities, national parks and much more await in the vicinity of the capital, and you can make it to the second largest city, Kaohsiung, on a day trip as well.
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall is a national monument that was built in memory of Taiwan’s former president, Chiang Kai-shek. The monument is surrounded by a park, and it consists of several impressive buildings that form a beautiful overall complex.
When Chiang Kai-shek died in 1975, a committee was set up to build a memorial in his honor. The result was the impressive memorial hall, mausoleum and memorial park that you can see today. The monument was erected from 1976 to 1980, and you enter the park from the western entrance.
After passing the Great Portal, Paifang (牌坊) one comes to Liberty Square (自由廣場), where the National Concert Hall (國家音樂廳) lies to the north and the National Theater (國家戲劇院) lies to the south. From here you move south to southeast to the 76 meter high memorial hall itself. In the sides there are, among other things, lakes with koi carp.
The memorial hall is white with four sides and a blue and octagonal roof. It is a shape with symbolism, as the number eight is associated with abundance and luck. There are two sets of white stairs with 89 steps representing Chiang Kai-shek’s age at the time of his death. The stairs lead to the main entrance of the memorial hall.
On the ground floor of the building there is a library and museum documenting Chiang Kai-shek’s life and career including exhibits detailing Taiwan’s history and development. The upper level contains the main hall, where there is a large statue of Chiang Kai-shek.
Chiang Kai-shek is not buried in or near the memorial hall. He is temporarily laid to rest at the Mausoleum of former President Chiang Kai-shek (先總統蔣公陵寢), located southwest of Taipei. It is temporary as Chiang Kai-shek wanted to be buried in his hometown of Fenghua in Zhejiang Province.
The National Palace Museum is the most famous museum in Taipei and Taiwan. It is a museum that has one of the world’s finest collections of historical Chinese finds and works of art. The reason for this is that the collection consists of countless effects from the Forbidden City in Beijing and other institutions on the Chinese mainland. They came to Taiwan in connection with the Kuomintang’s escape to the island.
The museum was established in 1965 in the purpose-built museum building. However, the institution’s history dates back to 1925, when the Palace Museum was founded in the Forbidden City. In 1931, Chiang Kai-shek’s government ordered an evacuation of the collections to prevent them from falling into Japanese hands. Over several months in 1933, large parts of the Palace Museum’s effects were moved to Nanjing. In 1948-1949, part of the effects in Nanjing were evacuated to Taiwan due to advancing communist forces.
It was the architect Huang Baoyu who designed the museum building, which was built in 1964-1965. However, due to the enormous collection, the museum has been expanded several times. Over the years, there has also been a branch of the museum, which is located in Taibao in the western part of Taiwan. The collections in Taipei are priceless and colossal in scope and quality. There are finds and works from several dynasties and they range from bronze work, ceramics, jade, calligraphy, books, paintings and much more.
Taipei 101 is a skyscraper that, with its 101 floors and 508 meters to the top, was inaugurated in 2004 as the world’s tallest building, excluding antennas and TV towers. Taipei 101 had that status until 2009, when the Burj Khalifa in Dubai surpassed the height of the skyscraper in Taipei.
Taipei 101 was built in em postmodernist architecture that blends traditional Asian aesthetics into a modern structure. Technologically, the design incorporates a number of functions that enable the high-rise to withstand both earthquakes and the region’s tropical storms.
Construction planning began in 1997 and construction began in 1999. Today, Taipei 101 stands as the city’s modern landmark, housing offices, restaurants, shops, and both indoor and outdoor observation decks with excellent views on the upper floors.
The height of 101 floors was deliberate as a symbol of the renewal of time. The new century at the construction of the skyscraper was 100+1, and all the new years that followed with January 1 as 1-01. The ideals are further emphasized by 101 surpassing 100, which represents perfection.
Paoan Kung is an elegant temple also known as Dalongdong Baoan Gong (大龍峒保安宮). The temple was founded in honor of Baosheng Dadi, who is the god of medicine. The temple was built by immigrants from Tongan in the Fujian province of mainland China who came here in the early 1800s.
The temple was built from 1804 on the basis of an existing temple that was built from 1742. During the Japanese period in the 19th century, Paoan Kung was expanded in several stages to its current appearance. It stands as a beautiful temple complex with a cozy atmosphere and a lot of interesting decoration.
Dong Men is one of the city gates in Taipei’s now demolished city walls. The walls were built in the early 1880s in connection with Taipei being made the capital of a newly created prefecture. The walls and city gates were completed in 1884.
There were several city gates along the walls, but some were demolished during the Japanese colonial era. The gates were rebuilt after 1945, so they can again be seen around the city centre. Most of the five gates stand today in the beautiful Chinese style that can be seen at Dong Men, which was the old gate to the east.
Longshan Si is a Longshan Temple in Taipei that was founded by Han Chinese who came from Fujian in mainland China. It was built in 1738 and served as a temple for Chinese immigrants.
Over time, the temple has been destroyed several times, but rebuilt time and time again. This happened, among other things, in 1919-1924 and again after the Second World War, when American bombs destroyed the place in May 1945.
Guoli Guofu Jinianguan is a grand memorial hall for Sun Yat-sen, completed in 1972. Sun Yat-sen was the founder of the Republic of China, and originally the memorial hall was intended to depict only Sun Yat-sen’s thoughts. Today it is also a place that depicts the life and significance of Sun Yat-sen.
In the entrance you can see a statue of Sun Yat-sen, and at this place there is also a watchable changing of the guard. The building also houses an exhibition hall, a performing arts hall, a multimedia theater, a library and other things that can be used to illuminate the history of Sun Yat-sen.
Over time, several significant events have taken place in Guoli Guofu Jinianguan. President Chiang Kai-shek attended the official groundbreaking in 1965, and his funeral ceremony was held here in 1975. Taiwan’s Golden Horse Film Festival is also held in the beautiful setting.
Bei Men is the northern gate of Taipei’s city walls. It was the provincial magistrate who in 1879 ordered that city walls be built around the city, which had just become the capital of the prefecture of the same name. Initially, construction was abandoned because the subsoil was too soft for the construction of the traditional city walls, which were intended in the city plan.
The work to examine the land began, and the plant could be started. In 1884, an almost five kilometer long wall was completed including five city gates, of which this gate is one of the preserved ones. Nordporten’s design became a two-story closed block house as a solid construction with traditional Chinese wooden roof trusses and carved ornaments.
The design and thus the visual appearance was important in the Qing period layout of Taipei as a new capital. This was also seen on the other gates, but only Bei Men has retained its original appearance. The others were demolished during colonial Japanese rule or rebuilt after 1945.
Guoli Lishi Bowuguan is the name of Taiwan’s National History Museum, which contains finds from large parts of China as well as from Taiwan. The museum was established in 1956-1957 as the first new museum in Taiwan in the beautiful museum building, which is worth seeing in itself.
In connection with the foundation of the museum, the building was rebuilt in a style inspired by Chinese Ming and Qing palaces. The museum’s collections came partly from the evacuation of effects from the Henan Museum and partly from Japanese possessions after the 2nd Sino-Japanese War, which lasted from 1937-1945.
The collection consists of bronze objects excavated in Xinzheng, Hui and Anyang, pottery from Luoyang, glazed pottery and figurines from the Six Dynasties and much more. Since the museum’s inception, the collections have been significantly expanded with effects from various dynasties to modern Taiwan.
The Mausoleum of Former President Chiang Kai-shek, also known as Cihu Mausoleum (慈湖陵寢) is the temporary resting place of Chiang Kai-shek, who for decades shaped Chinese and Taiwanese politics. The mausoleum was built in a beautiful natural area in 1975 after the death of Chiang Kai-shek.
The place is temporarily understood to mean that Chiang Kai-shek was not buried in the traditional way, but rather placed in a black marble sarcophagus, which can be seen in the mausoleum today. This happened because Chiang Kai-shek wanted to be buried in his hometown of Fenghua, located in Zhejiang Province in mainland China.
Cihu means the lake of benevolence, and the name Cihu Mausoleum comes from the lake that lies by the site. It was Chiang Kai-shek who in 1962 gave the lake its current name because the landscape reminded him of his mother and his hometown. Cihu was also the name of Chiang Kai-shek’s residence on the site, which also became the house where the president’s sarcophagus stands.
One can visit the residence and thereby Chiang Kai-shek’s mausoleum today. At the entrance there are guards in honor of the former president. You can also take a walk in the beautiful landscape and, among other things, also see the many statues of the president, which have been moved here from various places in Taiwan in recent decades.
Tamsui is the 19th-century large port city on Taiwan’s north coast. Today, it is a favorite excursion destination for the people of Taipei, including the city’s waterfront promenade. There are also several historic buildings such as the old Spanish Santo Domingo fort.
The Spanish came to the area in the 17th century, and in 1629 they established the settlement and mission of Santo Domingo. The Spanish left the city in 1638 and four years later the Dutch conquered the Spanish part of the island and they built Fort Anthonio at the Spanish Fort. Later in the century, the Dutch also left Taiwan.
Tamsui grew rapidly as a trading and fishing town due to its location close to the Chinese mainland. In 1862, the Qing government opened Tamsui for export and this brought further development. However, the harbor slowly closed in, and much of the country’s shipping moved over the years to Keelung.
With the opening of the Taipei Metro line to Tamsui in 1997, tourism from the capital increased significantly. The waterfront Tamsui Fisherman’s Wharf (淡水漁人碼頭) is a popular excursion destination in the city. You can also visit Fort Santo Domingo from the 17th century, and next to the fort you can see the former residence of the British consul.
Shihmen is located at Taiwan’s northernmost point, Cape Fuguei/富貴角. The whole stretch of coast, with its bays and rugged cliffs, is very beautiful, and Shihmen is one of the most interesting places. On the northern tip, you can take a nice walk and see the Fuguijiao lighthouse.
It was the Japanese who in 1896-1897 erected the first buildings on the site, which was the connection point for submarine cables to Japan. The Japanese facilities were destroyed in World War II, but the remains were used to build a lighthouse in 1949. The current lighthouse was built in 1962.
Keelung is one of Taiwan’s largest port cities and is part of the Taipei-Keelung metropolitan area. The city’s history goes back to the founding of Spain in 1626 with the name La Santisima Trinidad. It was developed by Spanish and Dutch colonial rule before the city became part of Qing China in 1683. Later, Keelung was subjugated by Japan before becoming part of present-day Taiwan.
Keelung is surrounded by green areas with the city’s large harbor as the central element. The harbor and the water are part of the experience in Keelung, but there is also other things to see. Among other things, the city is known for its many forts such as Baimiweng Fort (白米甕砲台), which dates from the 17th century. You can also go for walks in lovely parks and to temples, and a little east of the center you can visit the interesting National Museum of Marine Science and Technology (國立海洋科技博物館).
Fulung is a small town on Taiwan’s northeastern coast, and here you will find Fulong Beach (福隆海水浴場), which is a popular bathing spot in the season. The beach is Taiwan’s longest beach.
You can frolic along over three kilometers of lovely sandy beach with golden sand, which is otherwise a rarity in Taiwan. The beach was opened in 1975, and it is home to several festivals, among other things.
Sanxia is a cozy old town located southwest of the capital Taipei, which contrasts nicely with its low buildings and narrow streets. It is a city with history and a number of architectural sights that, among other things, date back to the area’s time under Japanese rule.
You can start with a stroll along Sanxia Old Street (三峽老街) from the Japanese era, where the atmosphere of the city can be quickly experienced. It’s like stepping back in time with lively activity, small shops and cozy eateries in the atmospheric surroundings with baroque inspiration.
One can also visit Sanxia Changfu Temple (三峽長福巖), which is a Taoist temple built in 1767 during the Qing Dynasty. The temple is beautiful with many decorations. There are also several museums in Sanxia such as the Sanxia History Museum (三峽歷史文物館) and the nearby New Taipei City Hakka Museum (新北市客家文化園區).
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It was in the Yuan Dynasty that the Chinese from the mainland began to visit Taiwan Island. However, it went until the Ming Dynasty before a larger number of Chinese permanently settled.
In the 1600s, European colonial and trade powers began to become more prominent in the Southeast Asian region. First the Dutch arrived in Taiwan and then the Spaniards. It lasted until 1661, when the imperial Zheng Chenggong took control of the island and expelled the foreigners. Zheng’s rule lasted until 1683, when the armies of the Qing Dynasty became subordinate to Taiwan, and then the island was ruled directly from Beijing.
Around the beginning of the 18th century, immigrants from primarily Fujian Province applied to the emperor for permission to establish themselves more permanently and structured in the Taipei area. The city of Mengjia became, because of its convenient location, by the most important waterways, the most important commercial city. The area developed quietly throughout the century.
In the 1850s, during the Qing Emperor Xianfeng, progress in Taiwan took off seriously. Trade at sea increased sharply and more and more newcomers arrived. After just over 20 years, it was appropriate to establish an actual organizational and political unit in the area. In 1875, the imperial court established the province of Taipei based on Fort Dajiarui in the present Zhongzheng neighborhood.
Just a few years later, in 1882-1884, Taipei was constructed with a rectangular shape behind the city walls. There were five entrance gates to the city. Already in 1885, the main roads to the surrounding towns were constructed.
In 1895, Taiwan became part of Japan and the local Japanese government merged several cities in the Taipei area into one administrative area. In 1897 and in 1901, large-scale city plans were initiated in Taipei city itself. The urban plans, the demolition of the city walls and the new political structure (a large municipal amalgamation in 1920) became the basis for today’s metropolis. The trend was strong. In 1920, 170,000 lived here, while an ambitious urban plan in 1932 increased the number to 600,000 within a few years.
In 1949, the Koumintang Party established its government in Taipei, and a large number of construction projects were initiated. The city would now house all the administrative facilities that had previously been located on mainland China. Countless homes were also built for the rapidly increasing number of inhabitants in the following decades. Around 1970, 1.5 million people lived here, in 1990 more than 2.5 million people lived.
Taiwan’s huge commitment to developing industry and commerce created a major economic boom from the 1950s, and Taipei was the government city center of much of the development. There are amazing museums, several subway lines, some of the world’s tallest skyscrapers, as well as beautiful and impressive memorials for the ancestors of Sun Yat-Sen and Chiang Kai-Shek.
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Taipei is the capital of Taiwan, which offers magnificent scenery, traditional Chinese architecture, exciting museums and a fascinating modern society. Everthing is located in the capital or close to on the island of Taiwan, which is nice in size to take a little look around and see more than just the big cities.
Taipei is home to a lot of famous sights and buildings. Taiwan was the place where Chiang Kai-Shek created capitalist China after the communist revolution in mainland China, and you can visit and see the grand mausoleum for the first state leader in Taipei. Another famous place is the skyscraper Taipei 101, which was built as the tallest highrise building is the world upon completion in 2003.
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Dong Men is one of the city gates in Taipei’s now demolished city walls. The walls were built in the early 1880s in connection with Taipei being made the capital of a newly created prefecture. The walls and city gates were completed in 1884.
There were several city gates along the walls, but some were demolished during the Japanese colonial era. The gates were rebuilt after 1945, so they can again be seen around the city centre. Most of the five gates stand today in the beautiful Chinese style that can be seen at Dong Men, which was the old gate to the east.
Longshan Si is a Longshan Temple in Taipei that was founded by Han Chinese who came from Fujian in mainland China. It was built in 1738 and served as a temple for Chinese immigrants.
Over time, the temple has been destroyed several times, but rebuilt time and time again. This happened, among other things, in 1919-1924 and again after the Second World War, when American bombs destroyed the place in May 1945.
Guoli Guofu Jinianguan is a grand memorial hall for Sun Yat-sen, completed in 1972. Sun Yat-sen was the founder of the Republic of China, and originally the memorial hall was intended to depict only Sun Yat-sen’s thoughts. Today it is also a place that depicts the life and significance of Sun Yat-sen.
In the entrance you can see a statue of Sun Yat-sen, and at this place there is also a watchable changing of the guard. The building also houses an exhibition hall, a performing arts hall, a multimedia theater, a library and other things that can be used to illuminate the history of Sun Yat-sen.
Over time, several significant events have taken place in Guoli Guofu Jinianguan. President Chiang Kai-shek attended the official groundbreaking in 1965, and his funeral ceremony was held here in 1975. Taiwan’s Golden Horse Film Festival is also held in the beautiful setting.
Bei Men is the northern gate of Taipei’s city walls. It was the provincial magistrate who in 1879 ordered that city walls be built around the city, which had just become the capital of the prefecture of the same name. Initially, construction was abandoned because the subsoil was too soft for the construction of the traditional city walls, which were intended in the city plan.
The work to examine the land began, and the plant could be started. In 1884, an almost five kilometer long wall was completed including five city gates, of which this gate is one of the preserved ones. Nordporten’s design became a two-story closed block house as a solid construction with traditional Chinese wooden roof trusses and carved ornaments.
The design and thus the visual appearance was important in the Qing period layout of Taipei as a new capital. This was also seen on the other gates, but only Bei Men has retained its original appearance. The others were demolished during colonial Japanese rule or rebuilt after 1945.
Guoli Lishi Bowuguan is the name of Taiwan’s National History Museum, which contains finds from large parts of China as well as from Taiwan. The museum was established in 1956-1957 as the first new museum in Taiwan in the beautiful museum building, which is worth seeing in itself.
In connection with the foundation of the museum, the building was rebuilt in a style inspired by Chinese Ming and Qing palaces. The museum’s collections came partly from the evacuation of effects from the Henan Museum and partly from Japanese possessions after the 2nd Sino-Japanese War, which lasted from 1937-1945.
The collection consists of bronze objects excavated in Xinzheng, Hui and Anyang, pottery from Luoyang, glazed pottery and figurines from the Six Dynasties and much more. Since the museum’s inception, the collections have been significantly expanded with effects from various dynasties to modern Taiwan.
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