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Taipei Travel Guide - Traffic, Attractions, WIFI...

Taipei

2018-11-17

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Taipei tourism focus on the first look:

Transportation > Easy metro system in Taipei. To Jiufen, Pingxi, Yangmingshan, etc. can take bus or charter, charter is more cost-effective and save time.


Geography > Surrounded by mountains, you can climb the mountain to see 101 with amazing view.


History > Taipei is the capital, and the 4th Nancun Village is the military village of Jiang Zhongzheng 60 years ago.


Climate > Winter is cold, summer is hot, suitable for snorkeling in the northeast corner, spring and autumn cool can enjoy flowers.


Accommodation > Ximending and Xinyi District are home to many foreign tourists, because of convenient transportation and shopping.


Language > Taipei people speak Mandarin in their enthusiasm, younger generation can communicate in English.

 

★ 1. Taipei Travel Guide - Introduction

Taipei Travel Guide - Introduction, Taipei District covers the entire Keelung, Taipei City, and New Taipei City. It is mainly composed of Fujian Minnan people and Guangdong Hakka people. The north city is a metropolitan business district. This attraction is highly concentrated and convenient. It is just suitable for MRT. Take a free trip to Taipei. Taipei is the capital of Taiwan. It is the political, economic, and cultural center of the country. The transportation is also very convenient. The tour guide is also quite thorough. It is one of the cities that is worthy of free travel.

 

★ 2. Taipei Travel Guide - Time Zone

Taipei Travel Guide - Time Zone, Taiwan's international time zone is 8 hours in GMT, synchronized time with Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, one hour later than Japan and Korea.

 

★ 3. Taipei Travel Guide - Weather

Taipei Travel Guide - Weather, Taipei's annual climate is about 20-30 degrees, May is the rainy season, July-September is the typhoon season, if you want to avoid the typhoon friends, you can come to the stage to pay attention to the typhoon dynamic 喔 Most of the light stations have a short stay of about 3 days. The rainy season has more showers and is slightly cooler after the afternoon.

 

★ 4. Taipei Travel Guide - Voltage, Plug

Voltage: 110 volts
Plug : Plug is double flat plug

 

★ 5. Taipei Travel Guide - Main Airport / Airport Traffic

Taipei Travel Guide - Main Airport / Airport Transportation, arriving at Taipei Airport, it is divided into two airports. The first one is Taiwan's largest Taoyuan Airport. It has a lot of international flights and is the most important international airport in Taiwan. Taoyuan Airport There is an airport MRT line attached, which is also very convenient for free travellers. The Taoyuan Airport Line to Taipei City, the price of a fare is about NT$160 very affordable! The second airport is Songshan Airport, which occupies a small area, but the routes to the mainland are quite numerous and dense.

 

★ 6. Taipei Travel Guide - Urban Transport / MRT

Taipei Travel Guide - Urban Transport / MRT, Taiwan MRT Station language service is convenient to connect with the international, each station can communicate in English, so that foreign tourists can travel freely, want to go to the mountains, urban shopping, cultural attractions, scenic spots The night market...is very convenient! In Taipei traffic, you can use tourist chartered vehicles or choose supporting transportation, high-speed rail, MRT, round-the-island railway, passenger transport, bus, taxi...etc.

 

★ 7. Taipei Travel Guide - Attractions

Taipei Travel Guide - Attractions, Taipei's famous attractions, such as Yangmingshan, Jiufen, Shenkeng, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Shilin Night Market, Ximending, etc., where you want to go to the literary atmosphere, you can go to Huashan Wenchuang Park and Songshan Wenchuang Park, you can go shopping in the East District of Taiwan, Ximending, and want to buy boutique shopping to 101 is also a great choice.

Taipei Top 40 Attractions nearby MRT > https://8car.com.tw/en/article/70

Taipei tourist attractions recommended> https://8car.com.tw/en/article/47

★ 8. Taipei Travel Guide - Currency

Taipei Travel Guide - Currency, the exchange rate of Taiwan dollar to US dollar is probably around 1:30, Taiwan dollar change is divided into $1, $5, $10, $50, and the part of the banknote is more than $100, $500, $1000, and $2000 And the $200 banknote is less common.

 

★ 9. Taipei Travel Guide - Free WiFi


Taipei Travel Guide - Free WiFi, Wi-Fi service in the Taipei area is biased towards many places, such as airports, MRT, buses, high-speed rail, fast food restaurants and cafes, all with free Wi-Fi service!

 

★ 10. Taipei Travel Guide - Travel Tips

Taipei Travel Guide - Travel Tips, smoking is prohibited in public places in Taiwan. If you need it, you can take it in the designated smoking area.

It is forbidden to eat on the mass transit in Taipei.

Drinking water is recommended in Taipei's drinking water or mineral water is purchased.

 

★ 11. Taipei Travel Guide - Festival


Taipei Travel Guide - Festivals, the following Taiwan festivals are in line with the government's large-scale special celebrations, the most popular Pingxi Lantern Festival and the flower season and marine music festival are popular festivals!

Taipei's annual super fun event celebration > https://8car.com.tw/en/article/48

Taiwan’s must-go monthly event > https://8car.com.tw/en/article/36

Important Festivals in Taipei:

Taipei Lantern Festival (February)
Pingxi Lantern Festival (February to March)
International Ceramic Art Festival (June to July)
Gongga International Marine Music Festival (July)
Dadaoyu Fireworks Festival (August)
Taipei International Bird Watching Fair
Taipei Hakka Yimin Festival (October)
Cao Ling Ancient Road Manghua Season (November 1 to November 30)
Taipei 101 countdown (December 31 to January 1)