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Taipei

Taipei is the capital of Taiwan and a major global city. Located in the north of the island, nestled in a basin between the Yangming and Central Mountains, Taipei serves as the financial, cultural, and political heart of Taiwan. Wikivoyage

Population 2,442,991 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in Taiwan

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Taiwan

Getting there

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Still gathering the markets around Taipei. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Taipei Film Festival

    July

    The Taipei Film Festival (TFF; Chinese: 台北電影節; pinyin: Táiběi Diànyǐng Jié) is a film festival promoted by the city of Taipei, Taiwan, through the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Taipei City Government.

    Official site Wikipedia

  2. Taiwan International Ethnographic Film Festival

    October

    The Taiwan International Ethnographic Film Festival (TIEFF; Chinese: 台灣國際民族誌影展) is the oldest and longest running international ethnographic film festival in Asia.

    Official site Wikipedia

  3. Golden Horse Film Festival

    November – December

    The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Taipei Golden Horse Awards (Chinese: 台北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak Kim-má iáⁿ-tián) are a film festival and associated awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan.

    Official site Wikipedia

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage; descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 96 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Taipei 2.5 km, Songshan 3.7 km, Wanhua 4.7 km

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