Taipei, officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of the northern port city of Keelung. Most of the city rests on the Taipei Basin, an ancient lakebed. The basin is bounded by the relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers, which join to form the Tamsui River along the city's western border.
Xinyi District or Sinyi District is the seat of the Taipei City Government and Taipei City Council. The district includes Taipei 101, Taipei International Convention Center, Taipei World Trade Center, National Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall and various shopping malls and entertainment venues, making it the most cosmopolitan district of Taipei. Xinyi District is also considered the financial district of Taipei.
Zhongshan District is an administrative district of Taipei City, named after Sun Yat-sen, better known in Chinese as "Sun Zhongshan".
Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. In 2023, operation of the Circular line was transferred to New Taipei Metro.
Taipei Main Station is a railway and metro station in Taipei, Taiwan. It is served by Taiwan High Speed Rail, the Taiwan Railways Administration, and the Taipei Metro. It is also connected through underground passageways to the terminal station of Taoyuan Airport MRT and the Taipei Bus Station. In 2017, it was the busiest station on all three rail systems, with a total of 190 million entries and exits.
Hotel Indigo is a chain of small, individually owned boutique hotels, which is part of IHG Hotels & Resorts. As of December 2021, there were 130 Hotel Indigo properties featuring 16,343 rooms worldwide.
Regent Hotels & Resorts is a British luxury hospitality brand, founded by hotelier Robert H. Burns in 1970. After passing through different owners since foundation, it is currently jointly owned by IHG Hotels & Resorts and Formosa International Hotels Corporation since July 2018, with hotels and resorts in Asia and Europe.
Taipei, Taiwan is known for its large number and variety of shopping streets, markets and malls and has been known to tourists as one of the main "shopping city" in Eastern Asia along with Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. Shopping venues in the city include department stores, malls, underground transit malls, night markets, and shopping districts.
Taipei City Hall is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro.
Nikko Hotels International is an international hotel chain comprising Hotel Nikko properties in Asia, Europe, North America, and the South Pacific. It is owned by Okura Hotels. Nikko Hotels International (NHI) began operations in 1972 as the global hotel brand of Japan Airlines, with its first property located in Jakarta. The first NHI-operated hotel in Japan opened in 1973. Other Nikko properties have been owned and operated by other entities; among the oldest Nikko properties is the Ginza Nikko, which opened in 1959.
The Taipei City Hall Bus Station is a mixed-used skyscraper complex located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The architectural height of the building is 150 m (490 ft) and it comprises 30 floors above ground.
COMPUTEX Taipei, or Taipei International Information Technology Show, is a computer expo held annually in Taipei, Taiwan. Since the early 2000s, it is one of the largest computer and technology trade shows in the world.
Mandarin Oriental, Taipei is a luxury hotel located in Songshan District, Taipei, Taiwan close to Taipei Songshan Airport, Breeze Center and Taipei Arena. The hotel, opened in May 2014, is managed by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. The hotel includes 303 rooms and suites, 6 restaurants and bars, and the Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Taipei.
The Grand Mayfull Hotel Taipei is skyscraper hotel completed in 2015 in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. The architectural height of the building is 143 m (469 ft) and it comprises 25 floors above ground and five basement levels.
ATT 4 FUN is a shopping mall in Xinyi Planning District, Taipei, Taiwan that opened on August 29, 2011. The name "ATT" stands for "attractive". Using the homonym of "FOR", the letters are changed to the number "4", which represents the four major industries of fashion, cultural creation, entertainment, and food. "FUN" combines fashion shopping with eating, drinking, playing, and fun, bringing all-round joy to a better life.
ATT e Life, formerly ATT 4 Recharge is a shopping mall in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan that opened on 23 December 2018. The name "ATT" stands for "attractive". Using the homonym of "FOR", the letters are changed to the number "4", which represents the four major industries of fashion, cultural creation, entertainment, and food. "Recharge" combines fashion shopping with eating, drinking, playing, and fun, bringing all-round joy to a better life. The building in which the mall is located originally houses A.mart. At the beginning of 2017, ATT took over the original store building subordinate to Hongtai Group. The theme of the shopping mall was based on the four elements of life, fashion, food, and family. The main types of stores include catering, outdoor leisure store and family/home life. Trial operations of the mall commenced on 15 December 2018, and it officially opened on 23 December 2018. The mall changed its name to ATT e Life on July 20, 2021.
Marriott Taipei is a hotel on Lequn 2nd Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. The hotel is located in Block C of the Yihwa International Complex and is the first Marriott Hotel in Taiwan. With a total of 502 rooms and 5 restaurants, the hotel started trial operations on August 24, 2015, and officially opened on September 28, 2015. The hotel features a unique view of the Taipei skyline from the rooms and is one of the top luxury hotels in the city. The lower floors of the building houses a shopping center TM Midtown, which opened on 10 November 2017.
