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Chinese culture is very much alive and celebrated beneath the modern veneer of this vibrant city.

Treasure is held in Taipei's National Palace Museum, which contains the world's largest collection of Chinese artifacts. The city's most celebrated monument is the museum dedicated to the former Chinese president, the Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall, which is the coolest place to be when the humidity gets too much.

Lungshan Temple, south west of the city center, is the place to be in the early evening. Next door, to complete the picture of Taiwan's Chinese style, you can gawp at jars of pickled snakes and demonstrations with live pythons at the Huahsi Night Market, known locally as Snake Alley.

The towering bamboo-shaped Taipei 101 has cemented its position as one of the city's leading tourist attractions.

Tourist Information
Taipei Tourism Bureau
9F, 290 Jungshiau E Road
Section 4
Tel: (02) 2717 3737 or 0800 011 765.
Website: www.taiwan.net.tw


Key Attractions:

National Palace Museum
Located in the verdant hills on the outskirts of Taipei, The National Palace Museum is home to more than 650,000 priceless Chinese artifacts - the world's largest collection. The main exhibition, including the famous Jadeite Cabbage, follows an interesting and easily interpreted timeline through China's dynasties to the present day.

221 Chih-shan Road, Section 2, Shih-lin
Tel: (02) 2881 2021.
Website: www.npm.gov.tw

Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall
Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall is an imposing tomb and shrine to Taipei's most famous leader which also houses Taipei's main venues for the performing arts, the National Theater and National Opera House in its large grounds.

21, Zhongshan S. Road
Tel: (02) 2343 1100.
Website: www.cksmh.gov.tw

Taipei 101
Still retaining its status as the second tallest tower in the world (topped only by Burj Dubai), Taipei 101 offers 101 floors of entertainment and consumption - the Taiwanese idea of heaven. Everything is here - bars and restaurants, a health club, cinema and designer boutiques. While you're there, take the fastest lift in the world up to The Observatory for the ultimate city view.

45 ShihFu Road, Hsin Yi District
Tel: (02) 8181 7777.
Website: www.taipei-101.com.tw

Lungshan Temple
This is the city's most atmospheric Taoist temple, curling with dragons, wafting with incense and burning paper ‘ghost money'.

211 Guangzhou Street
Tel: (02) 2302 5162.

Night markets
As shopping and eating are the top entertainments in Taiwan, good places to experience these are at the many night markets dotted throughout the city. Many stay open until midnight. ShihLin night market (Wenlin Road, Datung Road and Pingan Road, ShihLin District) is the largest, while Huashi Street Night Market (Snake Alley, between Siyuan Road and Huanhe South Road) a few paces from Lungshan Temple, is the most famous. It sells everything from snake soup and painted umbrellas to shoulder massages.

Further Distractions:

The Wisteria Tea House
Visit an authentic Chinese tea house. The Wisteria Tea House, where Ang Lee shot Eat, Drink, Man, Woman is Taipei's most historic - with wisteria in its garden.

No 1, Lane 16, Sinsheng South Road, Section 3
Tel: (02) 2363 7375.

Landis Pause Resort
Taiwan has the second highest number of hot springs outside Japan. Bathe in sulphurous ones in the forested mountains at the Landis Pause Resort. At Wulai, visitors can also experience aboriginal traditional dancing and cuisine, and cherry blossoms in spring.

61 Yanti Road, Wulai, Taipei County 233
Tel: (02) 2661 8000.
Website: www.pauselandis.com.tw

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