Taipei

💡 About Taipei

Taipei, the vibrant capital of Taiwan, is a city that fuses cutting-edge technology, deep-rooted Chinese tradition and warm, easygoing island friendliness into a uniquely welcoming whole. Nestled in a basin surrounded by green mountains and hot springs, it is one of Asia's most livable and underrated great cities.

The city's icon is Taipei 101, a bamboo-shaped supertall skyscraper that was the tallest building in the world when it opened, engineered with a giant pendulum to withstand the region's earthquakes and typhoons. It soars above a modern metropolis of gleaming malls and efficient metro lines.

But Taipei's soul is found in its legendary night markets, where crowds graze on an astonishing array of street food, from stinky tofu to bubble tea — which was invented in Taiwan. The city is also home to the National Palace Museum, holding the world's greatest collection of Chinese imperial art, spirited away from the mainland.

Surrounded by temples, tea plantations, mountain trails and steaming hot springs all reachable by metro, Taipei offers nature and culture side by side. Safe, delicious and endearingly friendly, it captures the heart of everyone who visits.

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