Taibei Travel China, Taibei Tour Guide

China Taibei City:
Taibei

General Information:
Taipei

Taipei, is the provisional capital of the Republic of China and Taiwan's largest city. It is the main administrative, commercial, manufacturing, and cultural center of the island. The first settlement on the present-day site of Taipei was established in the 1700s. Taipei is a city of many faces, where ancient and modern co-exist. Where rice paddies stretched for miles only 30 years ago, glass-faced highrise office buildings, luxury condominiums, and modern department stores tower above wide, tree-lined boulevards.
Taipei is gradually moving towards the standards of Western metropolitan cities. With a rapid transit system (MRT), plenty of buses and cheap taxis, getting around in Taipei is fast and cheap. Popular areas include XinYi District (City Hall area) with Taipei 101 (the world's tallest building), Taipei Train Station and the Eastern District Shopping Area (from Sogo Department Store along Zhongxiao East Road all the way to the Taipei 101 area). Tourist attractions include the world-renowned National Palace Museum (partially under rennovation until late 2005), HuaXi Street (aka Snake Alley), Guang Hua electronics market and of couse, shopping.

A visit to Taipei should include the famous hot springs at BeiTou. Combine this with a trip to the beautiful Shann Garden, also in BeiTou, which has restaurants, teahouses, and the Taiwan Folk Arts Museum.

Taibei Economy:
Taiwan's politic & economic center
Taipei, the capital city located in northern Taiwan, is the center of politics, economics and technology of one of the East Asia's economic "Tiger" - Taiwan. As a beautiful modern city, Taipei has many museums, historical, cultural and other tourist attractions and is one of the favorite leisure and business travel destinations of the world.

Arrive:
You can reach Taipei by airplane. All major airlines provide discount flight services to Taipei from the United States and international cities.

Taibei Tourism:
Taipei tourist attractions
National Palace Museum, Taipei Zoo, Yangming Mountain National Park, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei Convention Centre, Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall, Chaing Kai Shek Memorial Hall, National Theater - Concert Hall, Confucius Temple, Lung Shan Temple, Martyr's Shrine, Peltou Hot Spring, Keelung Harbor, Huashi Street Night Market are some tourist attractions and sightseeing highlights of Taipei city.