Get to know Taipei City
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- Administrative area
- County / city · 縣市
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- Taiwan
- Chinese name
- 臺北市
- Local areas
- 12 local areas
The municipality of Taipei forms the core part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, also known as "Greater Taipei", which includes the nearby cities of New Taipei and Keelung. The name "Taipei" can refer either to the whole metropolitan area or just the municipality alone. Taipei has been the political center of the island since 1887, when it first became the seat of Taiwan Province by the Qing dynasty until 1895 and again from 1945 to 1956 by the Republic of China (ROC) government, with an interregnum from 1895 to 1945 as the seat of the Government-General of Taiwan during the Japanese rule. The city has been the national seat of the ROC central government since 1949, and it became the nation's first special municipality (then known as Yuan-controlled municipality) on 1 July 1967, upgrading from provincial city status.
Tourism
Tourism is a major part of Taipei's economy. In 2013, over 6.3 million overseas visitors visited Taipei, making the city the 15th most visited globally. The influx of visitors contributed US$10.8 billion to the city's economy in 2013, the 9th highest in the world and the most of any city in the Chinese-speaking world.
Transportation
Public transport accounts for a substantial portion of transportation trips in Taipei. According to a 2022 government survey, 34.9% of transportation trips were taken on public transit in Taipei, higher than any other locality in the country. Private transport consists of motor scooters, private cars, taxi cabs and bicycles. Private transport trips represented 41.6% of trips taken in Taipei in 2022, the lowest in Taiwan.
Taipei Main Station serves as the comprehensive hub for the subway, bus, conventional rail, and high-speed rail. A contactless smartcard, known as EasyCard, can be used for all modes of public transit as well as several retail outlets. It contains credits that are deducted each time a ride is taken. The EasyCard is read via MIFARE panels on buses and in MRT stations, and it does not need to be removed from one's wallet or purse.
Explore Taipei City
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Beitou Hot Spring Museum 北投溫泉博物館
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall 中正紀念堂
Dalongdong Baoan Temple 大龙峒保安宫
Lungshan Temple of Manka 龍山寺
Maokong Gondola 貓空纜車
National Palace Museum 国立故宫博物院
Taipei 臺北
Taipei 101 臺北101
Xiangshan Hiking Trail, Xinyi 象山亲山步道（信义区）
Ximending 西門町
Yangmingshan 阳明山
Bopiliao Historic Block 剥皮寮历史街区
National Taiwan Museum 台湾博物馆
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Grounds 中正纪念堂园区
Huashan 1914 Creative Park 华山1914文化创意产业园区
Xiangshan Hiking Trail 象山步道
Beitou Hot Springs and Thermal Valley 北投温泉与地热谷
National Palace Museum, Taipei 台北故宫博物院
Yangmingshan National Park Visitor Areas 阳明山开放游览区
Shilin Night Market 士林夜市
Taipei Confucius Temple and Dalongdong Baoan Temple 台北孔庙与大龙峒保安宫
Dadaocheng and Dihua Street 大稻埕与迪化街
Yongkang Street 永康街
Maokong Tea Hills 猫空
Songshan Cultural and Creative Park 松山文创园区
Raohe Street Night Market 饶河街夜市
Songshan District 松山區
Xinyi District 信義區
Daan District 大安區
Zhongshan District 中山區
Zhongzheng District 中正區
Datong District 大同區
Wanhua District 萬華區
Wenshan District 文山區
Nangang District 南港區
Neihu District 內湖區
Shilin District 士林區
Beitou District 北投區
Places to explore around Taipei City
Beitou Hot Spring Museum exterior at dusk · 暮色中的北投温泉博物馆外观 Source-recorded photograph date: 18 April 2026 (according to Exif data).Beitou Hot Spring Museum北投溫泉博物館
Beitou Hot Spring Museum occupies a former public bathhouse whose architecture combines a red-brick, European-looking exterior with Japanese-style interior spaces. The old bathing pool, arched surrounds and coloured glass make…
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Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall · 中正纪念堂Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall中正紀念堂
The blue-roofed, white-walled Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall stands at the end of a broad ceremonial square. The National Theater and National Concert Hall frame the approach on either side, creating one of Taipei’s most…
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Courtyard of Dalongdong Baoan Temple in Taipei · 台北大龙峒保安宫庭院 Source-recorded photograph date: 2016-11-08 06:01:02.Dalongdong Baoan Temple大龙峒保安宫
Dalongdong Baoan Temple is an active place of worship dedicated to Baosheng Dadi, the deity associated with medicine. Its most rewarding details are close to hand: carved dragon columns, stone lions, painted walls and roof…
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The main hall of Bangka Lungshan Temple in Taipei.Lungshan Temple of Manka龍山寺
Longshan Temple is an active religious centre in old Wanhua. Its courtyards bring together a Guanyin dedication with a wider tradition of folk worship. The building rewards a slow circuit: cast-bronze dragon columns, carved…
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Maokong Gondola · 猫空缆车Maokong Gondola貓空纜車
The Maokong Gondola links the Taipei Zoo area with the tea-growing hills of Wenshan. The ride passes wooded slopes and the Zhinan Temple stop before reaching Maokong, where tea houses look back towards the city. It works best as…
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National Palace Museum · 台北故宫博物院National Palace Museum国立故宫博物院
The National Palace Museum in Shilin introduces Chinese art through objects that reward close looking: ritual bronzes, ceramics, carved jade, calligraphy and paintings. Its palace-style building holds galleries across several…
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Taipei skyline and Taipei 101 at sunset · 夕阳下的台北天际线与台北101 Source-recorded photograph date: 2016-01-26 15:09:46.Taipei臺北
Taipei combines temple neighbourhoods, major art collections and a modern skyline within a basin edged by hills. Wanhua’s Longshan Temple introduces the older city, while Taipei 101 and Xiangshan show the dense Xinyi district…
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Taipei 101 · 台北101Taipei 101臺北101
Taipei 101 rises above the Xinyi district in stacked sections that evoke bamboo. From the 89th-floor observatory, the city’s dense blocks, mountain edges and river basin become easier to understand. Visibility makes a real…
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Elephant Mountain (aka Nangang District Hiking Trail) · 象山步道Xiangshan Hiking Trail, Xinyi象山亲山步道（信义区）
Xiangshan’s stepped paths climb through wooded slopes above Xinyi, bringing Taipei 101 into the foreground of the skyline. Sandstone outcrops and large boulders give the trail its shape. The Six Giant Rocks are a familiar…
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Ximending pedestrian alley at night · 西门町夜间步行街巷 Source-recorded photograph date: 2009-12-15.Ximending西門町
Ximending mixes shopping, cinema history and youth culture in the streets west of Taipei’s old city centre. The pedestrian lanes are busiest around their food shops, fashion stores and meeting points. The Red House supplies an…
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Steam rising from Xiaoyoukeng in Yangmingshan National Park · 阳明山国家公园小油坑喷气景观 Source-recorded photograph date: 2019-06-08.Yangmingshan阳明山
Yangmingshan is a broad volcanic landscape on Taipei’s northern edge, with steaming ground, grasslands and wooded paths spread between distinct visitor areas. Xiaoyoukeng makes the geology particularly visible through fumaroles…
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Historic street-house facades at Bopiliao in Wanhua · 万华剥皮寮历史街区街屋立面 Source-recorded photograph date: 2022-06-17 17:07:15.Bopiliao Historic Block剥皮寮历史街区
Bopiliao is a preserved historic street in Taipei’s Wanhua district, close to Longshan Temple.
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Front entrance of the National Taiwan Museum · 国立台湾博物馆正门 Source-recorded photograph date: 2007-09-12 10:53.National Taiwan Museum台湾博物馆
The National Taiwan Museum stands beside 228 Peace Memorial Park in central Taipei.
Read the place guide →Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and its forecourt · 中正纪念堂与前方广场 Source-recorded photograph date: 2008-10-16 09:56.Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Grounds中正纪念堂园区
The Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall complex is a large civic and cultural space in central Taipei.
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Historic factory building and lawn at Huashan 1914 Creative Park · 华山1914文创园区旧厂房与草地 Source-recorded photograph date: 2015-07-01 10:51.Huashan 1914 Creative Park华山1914文化创意产业园区
Huashan 1914 is a former winery in Taipei’s Zhongzheng district that now hosts exhibitions, performances and creative businesses.
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Stone stairway on the Xiangshan hiking trail in Taipei · 台北象山步道石阶 Source-recorded photograph date: 7 February 2024 (according to Exif data).Xiangshan Hiking Trail象山步道
Xiangshan, or Elephant Mountain, rises beside Taipei’s Xinyi district.
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Steam over Thermal Valley in Beitou · 北投地热谷蒸汽景观 Source-recorded photograph date: 5 January 2012 (original upload date).Beitou Hot Springs and Thermal Valley北投温泉与地热谷
Beitou’s hot-spring district occupies a geothermal landscape in northern Taipei.
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Main facade and steps of the National Palace Museum in Taipei · 台北国立故宫博物院正面与台阶 Source-recorded photograph date: 2017-08-25 23:16:59.National Palace Museum, Taipei台北故宫博物院
The National Palace Museum in Taipei’s Shilin district is a major collection of Chinese art and historical objects.
Read the place guide →Steam rising from Xiaoyoukeng in Yangmingshan National Park · 阳明山国家公园小油坑喷气景观 Source-recorded photograph date: 2019-06-08.Yangmingshan National Park Visitor Areas阳明山开放游览区
Yangmingshan is a national park close to Taipei, bringing mountain vegetation, geothermal features and open landscapes within reach of the city.
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Danan Road stalls at Shilin Night Market · 士林夜市大南路摊位 Source-recorded photograph date: 2026-06-24 20:14:18.Shilin Night Market士林夜市
Shilin Night Market is a food and shopping district spread across several streets in northern Taipei.
Read the place guide →Courtyard of Dalongdong Baoan Temple in Taipei · 台北大龙峒保安宫庭院 Source-recorded photograph date: 2016-11-08 06:01:02.Taipei Confucius Temple and Dalongdong Baoan Temple台北孔庙与大龙峒保安宫
Taipei’s Confucius Temple and Dalongdong Baoan Temple stand close together in the Datong district.
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Dadaocheng Visitor Center on Dihua Street · 迪化街大稻埕游客中心 Source-recorded photograph date: 2023-07-29 16:19:38.Dadaocheng and Dihua Street大稻埕与迪化街
Dihua Street is a historic commercial spine of Taipei’s Dadaocheng district.
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Visitors and shopfronts along Yongkang Street in Taipei · 台北永康街游人与商铺街景 Source-recorded photograph date: 2015-11-01 12:57:40.Yongkang Street永康街
Yongkang Street anchors a dining and shopping neighbourhood in Taipei’s Da’an district.
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Green hills and tea-growing landscape at Maokong · 猫空山丘与茶乡景观 Source-recorded photograph date: 2017-07-09 14:23:12.Maokong Tea Hills猫空
Maokong is a tea-growing and tea-drinking area in Taipei’s Wenshan district.
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Former tobacco warehouses at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park · 松山文创园区原烟厂仓库 Source-recorded photograph date: 2019-06-16 10:20:24.Songshan Cultural and Creative Park松山文创园区
Songshan Cultural and Creative Park occupies a former tobacco factory in Taipei’s Xinyi district.
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Illuminated east entrance of Raohe Street Night Market · 饶河街夜市东口牌楼夜景 Source-recorded photograph date: 2006-01-18 23:50.Raohe Street Night Market饶河街夜市
Raohe Street Night Market is an evening food and shopping street in Taipei’s Songshan district.
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Taipei City local specialties
臺北市特色美食 · 21 specialties to discover
Taiwan beef noodle soup 牛肉麵AI illustration · AI 示意图
The meat should be tender, while the noodles provide a springy bite. Clear broth emphasizes meat aroma; red-braised broth is generally more strongly seasoned.
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Braised pork rice 卤肉饭
The sauce soaks into the rice, creating a savory, rich bowl with soft pork and occasional firmer pieces. A small serving can be very satisfying.
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Oyster omelet 蚵仔煎
Juicy oysters and tender egg contrast with chewy starch and crisp browned patches, while the sauce adds a rounded sweetness.
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Taiwanese sausage in sticky-rice sausage 大腸包小腸AI dish illustration / AI 菜品示意图
Chewy rice surrounds a more strongly seasoned sausage, with grilled surfaces adding a toasted flavour.
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Pepper bun 胡椒饼
The filling is juicy and peppery, with scallion sweetness beneath the strong aroma. The crust is firmer than a steamed bun.
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Gua bao pork belly bun 刈包AI illustration · AI 示意图
Soft bread and tender fatty pork meet tangy greens and nutty sweetness, giving several flavors in one bite. Lean-to-fat balance changes the experience considerably.
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Taiwanese pork-blood rice cake 豬血糕AI dish illustration / AI 菜品示意图
The cake is dense and chewy, with savoury seasoning and a nutty surface when peanut powder is used.
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Taiwanese popcorn chicken 鹽酥雞AI illustration · AI 示意图
The crust is crisp and slightly craggy around juicy meat, with a fragrant, savory pepper finish. Chili can add extra heat.
Source ↗Read the dish guide →All dish names · 全部菜名 (21)
- Taiwan beef noodle soup · 牛肉麵
- Braised pork rice · 卤肉饭
- Oyster omelet · 蚵仔煎
- Taiwanese sausage in sticky-rice sausage · 大腸包小腸
- Pepper bun · 胡椒饼
- Gua bao pork belly bun · 刈包
- Taiwanese pork-blood rice cake · 豬血糕
- Taiwanese popcorn chicken · 鹽酥雞
- Taiwanese Fried Chicken Cutlet · 鸡排
- Thin Wheat Noodles · 面线
- Four Herbs Soup with Pork · 四神汤
- Taiwanese soft tofu dessert · 豆花
- Bubble milk tea · 珍珠奶茶
- Pineapple Cake · 凤梨酥
- Scallion Pancake · 葱油饼
- Sesame Oil Chicken · 麻油鸡
- Ginger Duck Hot Pot · 姜母鸭
- Stinky Tofu · 臭豆腐
- Ba-Wan Pork Dumpling · 肉圆
- Hot Grass Jelly · 烧仙草
- Hot Rice Balls over Shaved Ice · 冰火汤圆
More dishes from across Taiwan are in the Taiwan food guide.
Townships, districts & local cities in Taipei City
12 areas belong directly to Taipei City.
12 areas
Songshan District 松山區
Songshan District is a district of Taipei, Taiwan. The district notably harbors the Songshan Airport and the Taipei Arena.
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Xinyi District or Sinyi District is a district of Taipei, Taiwan.
Explore the area →DistrictDaan District 大安區
Daan District (or Da-an District, Da'an District) is an important political, educational, commercial, residential and cultural district of Taipei, Taiwan.
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Zhongshan District is an administrative district of Taipei City.
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Zhongzheng District 中正區
Zhongzheng District (also Jhongjheng District) is a district in Taipei, Taiwan. Taipei Main Station is located in the district. It is home to most of the national government buildings of Taiwan.
Explore the area →DistrictDatong District 大同區
Datong District or Tatung is a district of Taipei City, Taiwan. It is located between the Taipei Metro Red Line and eastern shore of the Tamsui River, and between Civic Boulevard and the Sun Yat-sen Freeway.
Explore the area →DistrictWanhua District 萬華區
Wanhua District, known in Taiwanese Hokkien as Báng-kah khu and historically as "Monga" or "Monka", is a district in Taipei, Taiwan. It is Taipei's oldest district.
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Wenshan District is a district in Taipei, Taiwan. It is the southernmost district of the twelve districts in Taipei.
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Nangang District, also Nankang, is a southeastern district of Taipei, Taiwan. It is the seat of the Academia Sinica, Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall, Nankang Software Park (NKSP), and Mitsui…
Explore the area →DistrictNeihu District 內湖區
Neihu District is a district of Taipei City, Taiwan. Neihu means "inner lake." The older name originates from the Ketagalan word Tayour (transliterated by the Dutch as Cattajo), meaning woman's head ornament.
Explore the area →DistrictShilin District 士林區
Shilin District (also spelled Shihlin District, Chinese: 士林區; pinyin: Shìlínqū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sū-lîm-khu) is a district of Taipei.
Explore the area →DistrictBeitou District 北投區
Beitou District is the northernmost of the twelve districts of Taipei City, Taiwan. The historical spelling of the district is Peitou. The name originates from the Ketagalan word Kipatauw, meaning witch.
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Beitou Hot Spring Museum and Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall are about 10 km apart in a straight line. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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