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.
Daan District is an important educational,commercial,residential and cultural district of Taipei City,Republic of China (Taiwan). The name of the district means "great safety" or "great peace".
Zhongzheng District is a district in Taipei. It is home to most of the national government buildings of the Republic of China (Taiwan),including the Presidential Office,the Executive Yuan,the Control Yuan,the Legislative Yuan,the Judicial Yuan and various government ministries.
Taiwan Beer is a brand of mass market beer brewed by the Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation (TTL). The brand is an icon of Taiwanese culture and is applied to the best-selling beer in the country.
The Ministry of Finance is the ministry of the Republic of China (Taiwan) responsible for government revenue,taxation,treasury,government land properties,customs in Taiwan. The current minister is Su Jain-rong.
The Presidential Office Building is the work place of the president of the Republic of China on Taiwan. The building,located in the Zhongzheng District in the national capital —Taipei,was designed by architect Uheiji Nagano during the period of Japanese rule of Taiwan (1895–1945). The structure originally housed the Office of the Governor-General of Taiwan. Damaged in Allied bombing during World War II,the building was restored after the war by Chen Yi,the governor-general of Taiwan Province. It became the Presidential Office in 1950 after the government of the Republic of China lost control of mainland China and relocated the nation's capital to Taipei at the end of the Chinese Civil War. At present,this Baroque-style building is a symbol of the government and a famous historical landmark in downtown Taipei.
Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation,is a state-owned manufacturer and distributor of cigarettes and alcohol,and also formerly a state-sanctioned alcohol beverage brewing and retailing monopoly,in Taiwan. Its most famous product is Taiwan Beer. Other products include wine,Japanese-style liqueurs,Chinese herb liqueurs,and various distilled spirits.
The Taiwan Power Company is a state-owned electric power industry providing electricity to Taiwan and off-shore islands of the Republic of China.
The National Taiwan Museum,established in 1908,is the oldest museum in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was founded by the colonial government during Taiwan's period of Japanese rule. The museum is located in Zhongzheng District,Taipei.
An alcohol monopoly is a government monopoly on manufacturing and/or retailing of some or all alcoholic beverages,such as beer,wine and spirits. It can be used as an alternative for total prohibition of alcohol. They exist in all Nordic countries except Denmark proper,and in all provinces and territories in Canada except Alberta. In the United States,there are some alcoholic beverage control states,where alcohol wholesale is controlled by a state government operation and retail sales are offered by either state or private retailers.
Taipei Post Office or Taipei Beimen Post Office is a four-story building located close to Beimen in Zhongzheng District,Taipei,Taiwan. The building is listed a historic site. It is the main post office of Chunghwa Post in Taipei,supervising all the postal businesses of the 143 branch offices in Taipei City.
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Xizhi is an inner city district in eastern New Taipei City in northern Taiwan,and is located between Taipei City and Keelung City. Compared to most districts in eastern New Taipei,which are very sparsely populated,Xizhi is one of the more populated districts in New Taipei,with a population of 207,004 people as of February 2023.
Beer in Taiwan was dominated by monopoly products until 2002,when free trade became law in Taiwan. The main domestic brand remains Taiwan Beer,brewed by the publicly owned Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation that succeeded the government's monopoly bureau in 2002.
The Government-General of Taiwan was the government that governed Taiwan under Japanese rule between 1895 and 1945.
The Taipei Story House,formerly known as the Yuanshan Mansion,is a historic house in Zhongshan District,Taipei,Taiwan. It is currently open as a museum in the Taipei Expo Park.
The Yilan Distillery Chia Chi Lan Liquor Museum or Chia Chi Lan Liquor Museum is a museum about wine in Yilan City,Yilan County,Taiwan.
The Songshan Cultural and Creative Park is a multifunctional park in Xinyi District,Taipei,Taiwan.
The Huashan 1914 Creative Park is a multi-purpose park in Zhongzheng District,Taipei,Taiwan.
The architecture of Taiwan can be traced back to stilt housing of the aborigines in prehistoric times;to the building of fortresses and churches in the north and south used to colonize and convert the inhabitants during the Dutch and Spanish period;the Tungning period when Taiwan was a base of anti-Qing sentiment and Minnan-style architecture was introduced;in Qing dynasty period,a mix of Chinese and Western architecture appeared and artillery battery flourished during Qing's Self-Strengthening Movement;During the Japanese rule of Taiwan,the Minnan,Japanese and Western culture were main influencers in architectural designs and saw the introduction and use of reinforced concrete. Due to excessive Westernization as a colony,after the retrocession of Taiwan to the Republic of China in 1945 from Japan at the end of World War II,Chinese classical style became popular and entered into international mainstream as a postmodern design style. Today,Taiwanese architecture has undergone much diversification,every style of architecture can be seen.
