]> http://www.irishasia.com/taxonomy/term/22/0 en-US http://www.irishasia.com/countries/taiwan/taipei <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <ul id="page_anchors"> <li><a href="#cost">Cost of Living</a></li> <li><a href="#shopping">Shopping</a></li> <li><a href="#nightlife">Nightlife</a></li> <li><a href="#dining">Dining Out</a></li> <li><a href="#tourism">Tourism</a></li> <li><a href="#transportation">Transportation</a></li> <li><a href="#links">Links</a></li> </ul> <h3>Introduction</h3> <p> Neon colored Chinese painting!!</p> <p>Taipei has the highest population density for any city in Taiwan (3 million people in an area less than half the size of Dublin) and is the economic, cultural and governmental center.</p> <p>Located in the Northern part of the Island of Taiwan (which is situated of the South East cost of Mainland China), Taipei was originally settled as a trading post (1853) and agricultural center on the flood plains between the Danshui and Keeling rivers. Taipei literally means &lsquo;North Taiwan&rsquo;.</p><!-- google_ad_section_end --> Local Report Taipei Taiwan Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:02:32 -0700