Located in the middle of the Taipei Basin and on the right bank of the Tamsui River, Taipei is the province's political, economic, cultural and educational center and the largest city in Taiwan. In 1875 (the first year of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty), the imperial minister, Shen Yu, established the Taipei House and ruled the administration of Taiwan. Since then, he has been named "Taipei." Today, the city is divided into 12 administrative districts including Zhongzheng, Datong, Zhongshan, Songshan, Da'an, Wanhua, Xinyi, Shilin, Beitou, Neihu, Nangang and Wenshan.
As early as four or five hundred years ago, it was still a swamp jungle. After Zheng successfully expelled the Dutch colonists, he implemented the policy of “integrating soldiers in agriculture” and sent troops to the area to open up wasteland. In 1708 (the 47th year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty), immigrants from Fujian established a village here, and 15 years later, the city street appeared. The first name of Taipei City is Dajiatun, which was originally the Pingpu Kaida Granite activity area.
Taipei City is a tourist center in northern Taiwan. In addition to Yangmingshan and Beitou Scenic Areas, there is also the largest Taipei Park in the province with an area of 89,000 square meters and the largest wooden yard in the province. In addition, the size of the privately operated Rongxing Garden is considerable. Jiantan, Bei'an, Fushou, Shuangxi and other parks are also good places to visit. There are many places of interest in Taipei, including Taipei City Gate, Longshan Temple, Baoan Temple, Confucius Temple, Guide Palace, Yuanshan Cultural Site, etc., all of which are beautiful and suitable for sightseeing.
There are many special features in Taipei that attract tourists to enjoy, buy and taste, such as Sheng-brush, Shilin famous knife, dough, art ceramics, the "circle oysters" and the dumplings of Taipei's round-the-clock night market.