THE UPSHOT This fashionable perch from which to explore Taipei has enough amenities that you may wish to stay in. Doubles from $300; suites up to $13,000. THE BASICS Taiwan's economy boomed in the 1980s, but the recent, rapid rise of China, its neighbor and historic enemy, has been a windfall for this island and its capital, Taipei. Wealthy...
DALIN, TAIWAN -- When a Taiwan music ensemble performed its reconstruction of Chinese imperial court music last year in Beijing, it marked not just a cultural milestone, but a political one. The concert provided a rare opportunity to hear ancient sounds salvaged from a nearly vanished musical tradition. The 3,000-year-old genre known as yayue, or...
THERE is nothing quite as bracing as the smell of rotten eggs in the morning. The odor, which courses through the lobby and rooms of some of the finest hotels on Taiwan's northern end, is a telltale indication that you've arrived in hot spring country -- a lush and mountainous region that forms the island's volcanic belly. Its therapeutic allure...
Taipei (trad. kinesisk: 台北市 eller 臺北市, forenklet kinesisk: 台北市, pinyin: táibĕi shì) () er Republikken Kinas hovedstad og Taiwans største by med 2.619.022 indbyggere (2005). Byen er blevet kendt for bygningen Taipei 101.