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Why Go?For a 300-year-old city, Taipei is having a very late coming-of-age party. But then again, this unhurried but vibrant capi-tal has taken a while to become comfortable in its own skin. With Chinese, Japanese and Western influences in its food, culture, folk arts and architecture, Taipei has finally decided that it’s a mix, and all the better for it.
As with the multifarious street food, the traveller is ad-vised to go for the xiao chi (little snacks) in everything. Day trips are particularly delicious, and a quick MRT ride takes you to tea fields, hot springs, river parks, and colonial towns backed by a mountainous national park. Within Taipei don’t miss the Minnan-style temples beautified with unique decorative arts, the heritage lanes turned gourmet cafe and boutique centres, the buzzing neon neighbourhoods or the nightlife scene, growing in reputation yearly.
Taipei%02 / pop 2.6 million
When to Go
Jan & Feb The weeks before and after the Lunar New Year are a great time to visit.
Jun–Sep Fresh, luscious tropical fruits are readily available.
Oct–Dec The hot summer is gone but the winter chill yet to begin: the perfect time to explore Taipei.
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Best Places to Eat¨¨ Yongkang Beef noodles
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¨¨ ningxia night market (p91)
¨¨ Addiction Aquatic Development (p95)
¨¨ Drunken monkey (p89)
¨¨ Shenkeng old Street (p87)
Best Small Sights¨¨ miniatures museum of
Taiwan (p73)
¨¨ Treasure Hill (p65)
¨¨ land Bank Exhibition Hall (p59)
¨¨ national museum of History (p64)
¨¨ Formosa Vintage Cafe (p63)
Tamsui (Danshui) . . .106Beitou . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Yangmingshan National Park . . . . . . 114Guandu . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Taipei Zoo . . . . . . . . . . 117Maokong . . . . . . . . . . 117Bitan . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
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1 see an art legacy spanning millennia at the National Palace Museum (p69).
2 Be charmed by the historic district of Tamsui (p106).
3 Explore the spiritual and artistic legacy of temples such as Bao’an (p65).
4 Cycle urban riding lanes and riverside paths (p76).
5 shop, snack and people-watch in Ximending (p60).
6 Hike and hot spring in Yangmingshan National Park (p114).
7 sip gourmet coffee along historic Dihua Street (p67).
8 Feast at night markets such as Ningxia Night Market (p91), currently Taipei’s best.
9 Touch the sky from the top of Asia’s tallest building, Taipei 101 (p75).
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