* Aletheia University, New Taipei City, Republic of China

In 2004, Chiang Fang-liang, the widow of Chiang Ching-kuo, asked that both father and son be buried at Wuzhi Mountain Military Cemetery in Xizhi, Taipei County ( now New Taipei City ).

Taiwan High Speed Rail connects it with Taipei City.

The cultivation of root vegetables rather than typical seedling plants was notably prominent, with archaeological evidence suggesting as early as fourth millennium BC, from the Dapenkeng site, in Guanyin Mountain, New Taipei City.

* 272 km < sup > 2 </ sup > -- Taipei City, Taiwan

The centrally-administered ( Taipei City, Kaohsiung City, New Taipei City, Taichung City, and Tainan City ) and province-administered ones are like independent cities under this definition.

Taipei City (; ) is the capital of the Republic of China ( Taiwan ).

The city proper ( Taipei City ) is home to an estimated 2, 618, 772 people.

" Taipei " sometimes refers to the whole metropolitan area, while " Taipei City " refers to the city proper.

Taipei City proper is surrounded on all sides by New Taipei.

In 2001, the first museum dedicated to contemporary art opened as MoCA Taipei or Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei ( 台北當代藝術館 ), located in the old building of the Taipei City government.

A Chinese dragon at the Mengjia Longshan Temple in Taipei

The Taipei Confucius Temple traces its history back to 1879 during the Qing Dynasty and also incorporates southern Fujian-style architecture.

A Fenghuang on the roof of Mengjia Longshan Temple | Longshan Temple in Taipei

A large censer in front of the Dalongdong Baoan Temple | Taipei Baoan temple.

Kōbō Daishi altar at Matsu ( goddess ) | Tian Hou Temple in Taipei.

The Taipei Confucius Temple is adorned with southern Fujian Province | Fujian-style ceramic adornments.

Other attractions in Datong include the Taipei Confucius Temple and the Bao-an Temple in the Dalongdong area, and the Xiahai City God Temple near Dihua Street.

Neihu's attractions include Dahu Park ( 大湖公園 ), famous for its picturesque footbridge, and Bishan Temple ( 碧山巖 ), a large Taoist temple dedicated to Chen Yuanguang on the mountainside that affords a panoramic view of Taipei.

Places of worship in Da ' an include the Mormon Temple, the Taipei Grand Mosque, the Wesley Church, and the Holy Family Catholic Church.

Mengjia Longshan Temple () was built in Taipei in 1738 by settlers from Fujian, China.

Several scenic walks and panoramic views of Jingmei and of downtown Taipei are available around HsianChien Temple.

He also served as abbot at Long Hua Temple in Malaysia, Hsi Lai Temple in California, Pu Men Temple in Taipei, and Pu Hsien Temple in Kaohsiung.

He entered the monastic life in 1959, where he was ordained at Lintzi Temple at Yuanshan in Taipei, Taiwan.

Kung Te-cheng's grandson, Kung Tsui-chang, the 79th lineal descendant, was born in 1975 ; his great-grandson, Kung Yu-jen, the 80th lineal descendant, was born in Taipei on January 1, 2006.

Similarly, the monument erected to Chiang's memory in Taipei, known in English as Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, was literally named " Chung Cheng Memorial Hall " in Chinese.

In January 2007 de Klerk was a speaker promoting peace and democracy in the world at the " Towards a Global Forum on New Democracies " event in Taipei, Taiwan, along with other dignitaries including Poland's Lech Wałęsa and now former Taiwan President Chen Shui-Bian.

The Chinese Muslim Association owns the Taipei Grand Mosque which was built with funds from the Kuomintang.

Moreover, Taiwan's trade mission in Singapore was renamed from " Trade Mission of the Republic of China " to " Taipei Representative Office in Singapore.

There were reports that previous attempts by Vohor to travel to Taipei were thwarted amid pressure from Beijing so his latest visit was done secretly on purpose.

In 2010, Taiwan was invited under the name of " Chinese Taipei ".

In 1875 the Taipei government ( 台北府 ) was established, under the jurisdiction of Fujian province.

) was founded in mainland China by the victorious communists ; several months before, Chiang Kai-shek had established a provisional ROC capital in Taipei and moved his government there from Nanjing.

Taipei was founded in the early 18th century and became an important center for overseas trade in the 19th century.

The Taipei Fine Arts Museum was established in 1983.

In 1915, the new building of the museum in Taipei 228 Peace Memorial Park ( formerly known as New Park ) was inaugurated and became one of the major public buildings during Japanese rule.

The Taipei Zoo was founded in 1914 and covers an area of 165 hectares for animal sanctuary.

On 1 November 2003 the first LGBT pride parade in Taiwan, Taiwan Pride, was held in Taipei with over 1, 000 people attending, and the mayor of Taipei, later president, Ma Ying-jeou.

On December 8, 1949, the Nationalist capital was moved from Chengdu to Taipei, and early on December 10, 1949, Communist troops laid siege to Chengdu, the last KMT controlled city on mainland China.

In October 2004 Li ran in the December 11 legislative election as a non-partisan candidate in the South Taipei constituency, for which he was subsequently elected in the last winning place.

Li Ao was a candidate for the 2006 Taipei Mayoral election, and is currently a candidate for the 2012 Legislative Yuan elections, campaigning in Taipei City District 8 under the People First Party ( PFP ) banner.

His present wife, 29 years his junior, was accosted at the streets of Taipei.

In March 2007, it was noted that the destruction of the Western Line railway base found below the floor of the Taipei Main Station and built in 1893 by Qing Empire-appointed Governor of Taiwan Province Liu Mingchuan was part of the government's call for desinicization through removal of the Chinese site.

In 1875, Taipei Prefecture was separated from Taiwan Prefecture.