Sights and Highlights in Taipei

Though no longer the casting off point for fishermen, the wharf is well worth a visit. It features many boutiques and slightly more upscale restaurants, as well as a boar

After the Meji restoration in Japan, Taiwan started to absorb Western architecture on a grand scale, The Land Bank of Taiwan is an example of such architecture...........

Designed by Japanese architects Dougo Hukuda and Ichiro Nomura, The Taipei Nation's Guest House (臺北賓館) was residence of the governor-general during Taiwan's Japan

Overlooking the Bitan (Green Lake) is the Bi-ting (Green Pavilion) teahouse. It is up a pretty steep set of stairs very close to the Bitan suspension bridge but is well w

In Maokong area, there are some tea houses suitable for a group of friends to go up there together, enjoy a few pots of tea, and hang out chatting. Yau-Yue Tea House is o

In one hundred and one floors, the Taipei 101 is Taipei's iconic skyscraper - symbolising the blossoming city's entry into the world economy at the turn of a century.....

This impressive, three-story high building was completed in 1928. Shunichi Kuriyama, one of the most famous architects of the Japanese Colonial Period, was responsible fo

Taipei's most beautiful public library, surrounded by the rich greenery of Beitou valley..........

This marvelous building was designed by Moriyama Matsunosuke, who's most representative work, the Presidential Palace, is located nearby Control Yuan. The Control Yuan is

The building was designed by Ide Kaoru during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan of the early 20th century. It replaced Guangong Temple from the Quing Dynasty. Originally