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Things to do in Taipei

Sightseeing

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...

Lungshan Temple

This is the city's most atmospheric Taoist temple, curling with dragons, wafting with incense and burning paper ‘ghost money'.


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Shopping

Taipei's main shopping districts are Simending, Jhongsiao and Sinyi. Theme streets such as the jade markets and computer lane found at Guanghua Commercial Plaza make shopping for one item...

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Events

June
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Taipei Dragon Boat Festival

Re-enacts the tragic story of poet Chu Yuan, along the Keelung River.

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July
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The Ghost Festival

A month-long carnival in temples and on the streets in honour of the ancestors.

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