Sun 12/28/08 - Thu 01/01/09

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Taipei (12/28 - 01/01)

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A five-day trip to see Taipei is definitely not enough. There are lots of historical sites, art museums, night markets, national parks for you to see. If you get hungry, don't worry you cannot find a good restaurant. The city of Taipei will absolutely serve you the best food that you will not have anywhere else on earth! Please take a virtual tour to Taipei, as I reveal some amazing places for you to see. Any comments or feedbacks? Please let me know. Thanks! Please also let me know by "rating" my tour.

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Day 2 - Monday December 29, 2008

Chris K

Day 2

This is the tallest building in Taiwan as well as the tallest building in the world as of the time (perhaps not the highest one when Burj Dubai completes in 2009).
It is also known as "Ground to highest architectural structure" in the world and lots of interesting facts to know
there are business offcies, restaurants, and mall in Taipei 101
Taipei 101 is one of the most popular places in Taipei
As how Taipei 101 is named, Taipei 101 has 101 floors!

For more information about Taipei 101, visit its webpage:

http://www.taipei-101.com.tw/

Make sure you visit Taipei 101 if you ever come to Taipei!

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Day 4 - Wednesday December 31, 2008

Chris K

Day 3

Yangming Shan national park is one of the favorite natural sites for city dwellers to visit. Yangming Shan national park is also known as "Taipei's beautiful backyard" locally in Taipei. Countless residents and tourists go to see the fullblown of cherry blossom every winter (months like December or January), and lots of people will go to Yangming Shan again in spring to see another great fullblown of diverse flowers.

Take a look at these pictures:

click on weblink to learn more:

http://www.ymsnp.gov.tw/

Feel hungry after a long walk in Yanming Shan Park?

If you finish visiting Tanming Shan national park, just take the bus or taxi down the road and enjoy Taiwan's domestic cuisine and tranditional food at Shinlin Night Market! Shinlin Night Market has tons of Taiwanese flavor meal and snacks.

Above: The banner says Shinlin Night Market

Above: traditional Taiwanese food in Shinlin Market

Above: the well-known Shinlin "Huge" sausage

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Chris K

Day 4

If you would like to learn more about the history in this country, Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall is the place to go.

Sun Yat Sen was a Chinese revoluntionary and political leader, and he was also the founder of Republic of China (another name for Taiwan) in 1912. He was commonly regarded as the father of Republic of China in the country.

Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall collects and displays many of Sun Yat Sen's books, articraft, and many signficant documents. This is the place to understand modern Chinese politics and the conflicts between China and Taiwan at the present time.

Here is Sun Yat Sen's painting:

Painter: Yang Chi Kuan

Here's the outside view of Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall:

Above: The statue of Sun Yat Sen

Next is the famous "National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall"

Just few years ago, this monumnet is not called National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall but called "The National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall". The rationale of changing the monument's name is due to political issues, and this name-changing issue is still hot arguement in Taiwan now. This monument is dedicated to former Republic of China President Chiang Kai-shek.

Time for something good to eat?

Not far away from National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall, there is the famous Din Tai Feng for hungry people!

Make sure you stop by the restaurant because not only the food in Din Tai Feng is in high demand for tourists but even the food is in high demand for Taiwanese people.