Taipei Top 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 artefacts - 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 Theatre 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.