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A classical five-arch gate marks the entrance to the National Palace Museum.

Things to do in Taipei (Part 4)

An Insider’s Guide to Taipei: Museums, Arts and Culture Taipei, the capital city of Taiwan, is teeming with numerous museums, cultural centers, and art venues.

Taipei 101 can be far seen in the distance in the gap between several dragon statues on the temple's roof.

Things to do in Taipei (Part 2)

An Insider’s Guide to Taipei: Temples Taiwan stands out as one of the world’s most religiously diverse countries, and its capital, Taipei, is brimming with

In the evening, the brick storefronts of Sanxia Old Street glow in the warm orange light of streetlamps.

Things to do in Sanxia and Yingge

An Insider’s Guide to New Taipei City – Sanxia, Yingge and Southern Districts Southern New Taipei is home to historic towns, some of the area’s

A storefront on Yingge Old Street has ceramics stacked almost to the ceiling on display in front of the store.

Yingge Old Street and Ceramics Museum

TAIWAN’S CERAMICS CAPITAL When it comes to representing Taiwan’s ceramic heritage, there’s no place quite like Yingge District in southern New Taipei. Yingge Old Street,

Sanxia Old Street

TAIWAN’S LONGEST AND MOST FASCINATING OLD STREET Sanxia Old Street is a beautiful historic district located in Sanxia District of New Taipei City. At 260

Jioufen Tea House

THE ORIGIN OF JIUFEN’S TEA CULTURE Of the two dozen tea houses or so in the Jiufen area, the historic Jioufen Teahouse (also known as

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