Taipei Travel Guide
Travel guide to Taipei, Taiwan with comprehensive information about events, shopping, and major Taipei sporting events to help you enjoy your visit more.
Taipei Overview
Taipei is located in northern Taiwan an island off the coast of mainland China.
As with the majority of Far East cities, Taipei is a busy bustling metropolis where there is always movement and activity. It is the nature of such places where, in relatively confined spaces there are many people trying to go about their daily activities. There is also the distinct contrast between the wealth that has been created by some people, which feeds the consumer driven markets and the relative poverty to be found close at hand, where people live a much more simple life.
The buildings also continue this contrast, from traditional temples, beautifully ornate and spiritual to the more modern tower blocks where money is the driver. Each a shrine to their own gods.
It is good to know that the country's spiritual past has not been totally lost, with many places in and around the city to escape for a while and take some time just to think without the pressures of daily life encroaching.
With its location at the Far East gateway Taipei is where the very latest products and designs can be found. With manufacturing here making up a large part of the total global amount in some industries it comes as no surprise to know that if you want the latest technological advance you can buy it here.
Top Taipei Attractions
As an antidote to the sheer pace of the city a visit to the Botanical Gardens will prove to be most beneficial, possessing as it does a serenity within the its ecological beauty. A visit to the National Palace Museum is also a very worthy option, housing as it does a fantastic collection of art previously owned by the Chinese Emperors.
Shopping in Taipei
Shopping in Taipei is an experience you will definitely want to repeat such is the range of shops and stores available. The very latest electrical goods and fashions can be found here and there are several enormous shopping malls where you can find almost anything.
Taipei Sporting Events
Football is extremely popular here, with the national side working its way up the world rankings. There is also lots of interest in the English Premier League, no doubt through the television coverage it gains, with Manchester United being the most popular supported side. Some generally less common sports such as table tennis and also snooker and pool are very big here, with Taiwanese competitors becoming world stars.