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Taipei city overview
Taipei is a city in Taiwan shaped by its region, population, local economy, landmarks, climate and civic history. This overview summarizes the city itself: where it sits, what defines it, which places anchor its identity and why it matters within the wider country.
City facts
Airport baseTaipei Taoyuan (TPE)
Known forTaipei, Capital city in Taiwan, Taipei planning base 3, Taipei planning base 4
RegionTaiwanTaiwan
Time zoneAsia/Taipeilocal time
Founded1875historical origin
City history
In 1875, the northern part of the island was incorporated into the new Taipeh Prefecture.
In 1886, as work commenced to govern the island as a province, Taipeh was designated as the provincial capital.
It was formerly established as Taipeh-fu and was the temporary capital of the island in 1887 when it was declared a province (Fukien-Taiwan Province).
The romanized transcription of Taipeh was changed to Taihoku in 1895 when the Empire of Japan annexed Taiwan, based on the Japanese reading of the two characters.
During Japanese rule, Taihoku was incorporated in 1920 as part of Taihoku Prefecture.
The eastern village of Matsuyama (松山庄; modern-day Songshan District, Taipei) was annexed into Taihoku City in 1938.
After facing defeat from Communist forces, the ruling Kuomintang relocated the ROC government to Taiwan and declared Taipei the provisional capital of the ROC in December 1949.
In 1990, Taipei provided the backdrop for the Wild Lily student rallies that moved Taiwanese society from one-party rule to multi-party democracy by 1996.
Prior to the significant influx of Han Chinese colonists, the region of Taipei Basin was mainly inhabited by the Ketagalan, a Plains Indigenous people.
In the late 19th century, the Taipei area, where the major Han Chinese settlements in northern Taiwan and one of the designated overseas trade ports, Tamsui, were located, gained economic importance due to the.
Taiwan's Japanese rulers embarked on an extensive program of advanced urban planning that featured extensive railroad links.
Taiwan's Kuomintang rulers regarded the city as the capital of Taiwan Province and their control as mandated by General Order No.
Having been established adjoining the flourishing townships of Bangka, Dalongdong, and Twatutia, the new prefectural capital was known as Chengnei (Chinese: 城內; pinyin: chéngnèi; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siâⁿ-lāi), "the inner city", and government buildings were erected.
After the Japanese takeover, Taipei, romanized into English as Taihoku following the Japanese language pronunciation, was retained as the capital.
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Taipei
Taipei is a practical Taipei planning anchor: compare its location, transfer time, nearby hotel bases and event timing before you lock the day plan.
Capital city in Taiwan
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Taipei planning base 3
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Taipei planning base 4
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Taipei planning base 5
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Taipei planning base 6
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Stay overview
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Hotels & areas
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Rental cars
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Best time to visit
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Transport notes
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Crowds
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Booking detail
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