Taipei City Edited by EddieAll photos from Internet

Taipei (; literally "Northern Taiwan") is the largest city in Taiwan and has served as the de facto capital (provisional capital) of the Republic of China (commonly known as "Taiwan") since the Chinese Civil War in 1949. It is the political, economic, and cultural center of the country.Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Danshui River, and is about 25km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean. Another coastal city, Danshui, is about 20km northwest at the river's mouth on the Taiwan Strait. It lies in the two relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung () and Xindian () Rivers, which join to form the Danshui River along the city's western border.[1]The city proper (Taipei City) is home to an estimated 2,619,920 people (March 2009). Taipei City, Taipei County, and Keelung City together form the Taipei metropolitan area with a population of 6,752,826 (March 2009).[2] However, they are administered under different local government bodies. "Taipei" sometimes refers to the whole metropolitan area, while "Taipei City" refers to the city proper.Taipei

Considered to be an alpha world city,Taipei is part of a major industrial area. Railways, high speed rail, highways, airports, and bus lines connect Taipei with all parts of the island. The city is served by Songshan Airport (domestic and cross-strait flights) and Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (international and cross-strait flights).Taipei was founded in the early 18th century and became an important center for overseas trade in the 19th century. The Japanese acquired Taiwan in 1895 after the First Sino-Japanese War and made Taipei the island's capital.The Republic of China took over the island in 1945 after Japan's defeat in World War II. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek declared Taipei the provisional capital of the Republic of China in December 1949 after the Kuomintang (KMT) government was defeated by the Communists who took over most of Mainland China during the Chinese Civil War

National Concert Hall by SUNILKAT

Dusky View of the National Theatre by cmkwan

National Concert Hall by someguy

Holiday, C.K.S. Memorial Hall by ed_galagan

the sun by travis_b

CKS Concert Hall by vishykarnik

Working out by neilharris

Taipei 101Taipei 101 building

Taipei 101 building

Taipei 101 building

Taipei 101 building V.S. Dubai Tower

Presidents hall

Mall

Dr.Suns memorial hall

standing guard by markoci Young Lady by irishkiwi

Long Shan Temple by RustuArseven Longshan Temple by ed_galagan

Longshan by gtm

Taiwan National Library by vishykarnik

hotel by kabo

Train Passes By The Grand Hotel by Abel

MRT station

Doorway details by giugo

Candles by Lenico2000 Prayer in the Buddhist Temple by ed_galagan

Passion Fruits by Lenico2000

101 Building by neilharris First Steps to the Temple by ed_galagan

Pride by giugo

cross the river by shihhaw

strreet 10 by shihhaw

Taipei`s neons by RomekPL

Martyrs' Shrine by cmkwan

Lantern Festival_Taiwan by vishykarnik cold by damida

Taipei music hall by trabuio

asphalt troubadour by markoci

M@ by shihhaw Snack Stop by Darren All This Useless Beauty by Darren

fly by shihhaw

Top Gun by shihhaw

Came So Far For Beauty by Darren NYC / Taipei 101 by Rockyboy

The Boat by vishykarnik Miniature-1, by SUNILKAT

Night Hike Near 101 by neilwade

NTU hospital by shihhaw

love in taipei by travis_b

Lantern row by SUNILKAT

CKS Memorial by vishykarnik

Italian Shoe Shop by SUNILKAT Lantern by SUNILKAT

in the temple by travis_b

Miramar ,Taipei by shihhaw

A shrine and a sentry by elemo

2007 Taipei International Lantern Festiv by shihhaw

temple fair by shihhaw

228 Incident remembrance ceremony by shihhaw

old man by shihhaw

Shi-Men Ting@Taipei --1 by irene-hsf Shi-Men Ting@Taipei --2 by irene-hsf

concrete above by travis_b

up there down there by travis_b

Senior Shopkeeper by Darren Urban Escape by neilwade

Gay in Taipei by kozak

lion dancing by yuchinyiu

second-hand bookstore by yuchinyiu Atrium by MLINES

3-D Shopping by MLINES road on fire by yuchinyiu

go home by yuchinyiu

Mildew by Koyama

Ronald console exhausted minds by zeno spinning by markoci

The Road Goes Ever On by casey286 Endless Lanterns by onebackpack

High speed train

Asian Taste

Taipei art museum

Red hall

Sky view