The capital city of Taiwan, Taipei is also known as the Taipei City. Located at the northern top of the country, it is fourth largest administrative area of Taiwan. It is one of the most popular city in the world and a hub for political, educational and cultural centre of Taiwan. It is also hub for many natural as well as manmade tourist attractions. If you are fond of mountains, rocky cliffs and meadows then you find the Yangmingshan National park most enchanting. The memorial building of Chiang Kai-Shek is also one of the major attractions in Taipei. It is built with white marble and looks very beautiful during the events and festivals. Some of the other major tourist locations in Taipei includes national palace museum, huaxi night market, sun yat-sen memorial hall and Taipei zoo. The list goes on but the excitement and fun never ends in Taipei.
Taipei has a diverse culture of the Confucianist Han Chinese and the Taiwanese aborigines by which you can find mix traditions, culture and modern understandings of both the communities. The famous Taiwanese dishes include Chaoshan, Gaungdong and Hunan. While your visit to Taipei, do not forget to taste these delicacies at the local street shops or top restaurants. Most of the ingredients used in the Taiwanese delicacies are pork, chicken, rice and seafood. The climate in Taipei is warm and comfortable all around the year. The average temperature in Taipei is 22 degrees and during the lowest climate it is around 12-17 degrees.