Taipei City 台湾台北 01 Edited by Eddie All photos from Internet I

Taipei 台北 Taipei (台北; literally "Northern Taiwan") is the largest city in Taiwan and has served as the de facto capital (provisional capital) of the Republic of China (commonly known as "Taiwan") since the Chinese Civil War in 1949. It is the political, economic, and cultural center of the country. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Danshui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean. Another coastal city, Danshui, is about 20 km northwest at the river's mouth on the Taiwan Strait. It lies in the two relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung (基隆河) and Xindian (新店溪) Rivers, which join to form the Danshui River along the city's western border.[1] The city proper (Taipei City) is home to an estimated 2,619,920 people (March 2009). Taipei City, Taipei County, and Keelung City together form the Taipei metropolitan area with a population of 6,752,826 (March 2009).[2] However, they are administered under different local government bodies. "Taipei" sometimes refers to the whole metropolitan area, while "Taipei City" refers to the city proper.

Considered to be an alpha world city,Taipei is part of a major industrial area. Railways, high speed rail, highways, airports, and bus lines connect Taipei with all parts of the island. The city is served by Songshan Airport (domestic and cross-strait flights) and Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (international and cross-strait flights). Taipei was founded in the early 18th century and became an important center for overseas trade in the 19th century. The Japanese acquired Taiwan in 1895 after the First Sino-Japanese War and made Taipei the island's capital.The Republic of China took over the island in 1945 after Japan's defeat in World War II. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek declared Taipei the provisional capital of the Republic of China in December 1949 after the Kuomintang (KMT) government was defeated by the Communists who took over most of Mainland China during the Chinese Civil War

National Concert Hall by SUNILKAT

国家戏剧院

Dusky View of the National Theatre by cmkwan

中正纪念堂

National Concert Hall by someguy

Holiday, C.K.S. Memorial Hall by ed_galagan

the sun by travis_b

CKS Concert Hall by vishykarnik

台北故宫博物院

Working out by neilharris

Taipei 101 Taipei 101 building

Taipei 101 building

Taipei 101 building

Taipei 101 building V.S. Dubai Tower

President’s hall

Mall

Dr.Sun’s memorial hall

台北忠烈祠杨安生摄影

standing guard by markoci Young Lady by irishkiwi

Long Shan Temple by RustuArseven Longshan Temple by ed_galagan

Longshan by gtm

保安宫

保安宫

Taiwan National Library by vishykarnik

hotel by kabo

Train Passes By The Grand Hotel by Abel

台北孔庙

监察院

红毛城

台大医院

台北宾馆

三峡老街

MRT station

Asian Taste

High speed train

Taipei art museum

信义商圈

Red hall

Sky view

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