Taiwan - tourism -- Review --
The heading TOURISM maintains two catalogs - a catalog of touristic places and a catalog of touristic products.
Taiwan-tourism -- Places
Taipei
Taipei is the capital of Taiwan. Taipei City, the surrounding Taipei County, and the nearby Keelung City together form the Taipei metropolitan area but are administered under different local government bodies. The capital city is located in the Taipei Basin in northern Taiwan. It is bordered by the Xindian River on the south, and the Danshui (Tamsui) River on the west. Major attractions in Taipei are Taipei 101, National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, The National Palace Museum, Taipei Fine Arts Museum and others. Taipei is rich in beautiful, ornate temples housing Buddhist, Taoist, and Chinese folk religion deities. Many yearly festivals are held in Taipei, including the Taipei Lantern Festival and Double Ten Day. Common locations for festival celebrations include Memorial Square, Taipei 101, and the Zhongshan plaza in Xinmending.
Most visited cities in Taiwan
| ¹ |
City |
Main attractions |
| 1 |
Taipei |
Taipei 101, National Palace Museum, Longshan Temple, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall |
| 2 |
Keelung |
Yeliou, Northest Coast National Scenic Area |
| 3 |
Taichung |
Tianhou Temple, Ali Mountain (Alishan) |
| 4 |
Tainan |
Confucian Tample, Temple of the Goddess of the Sea |
| 5 |
Kaohsiung |
Mount Foguang, Chengcing Lake, The Love River |
| 6 |
Hengchun |
Kenting National Park |
| 7 |
Taroko |
Taroko Gorge |
| 8 |
Chiayi |
Yushan National Park |
| 9 |
Nantou |
Sun Moon Lake |
Taiwan-tourism -- Products
Top seven countries that give most tourists to Taiwan in 2007
| ¹ |
Country |
Number of visitors |
% of all visitors |
| 1 |
Japan |
757 000 |
31.5 |
| 2 |
China, Hong Kong and Macau |
467 000 |
20 |
| 3 |
US |
261 000 |
11 |
| 4 |
Australia |
245 000 |
10.5 |
| 5 |
Malaysia |
233 500 |
9.8 |
| 6 |
South Korea |
210 000 |
8.4 |
| 7 |
Thailand |
187 000 |
6.9 |
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