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milk is used. This is a must-try drink while in Gongguan. classics like burritos and beef taco salad for over Sec. 1, Xinhai Rd. Tasting WenLuoTing twenty years. Location: Entrance to Aly. 8, Ln. 316, Sec. 3, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei City fembooks 8 The name “WenLuoTing” is derived from the first syllables of Tel: (02)2367-7781 Add: 42, Sec. 3, Xinsheng S. Rd., Taipei City MRT Taipower Building Station No. Wenzhou Street, Roosevelt (pronounced “Luosefu”) Road, Tel: (02)2362-7563 45 Lan Jia Guabao and Tingzhou Road. Centered on National Normal and ❺ Mind Set Art Center National Taiwan universities, it has a highly cultured, academic air, Guabao, soy-braised streaky pork in a sliced wheat bun, is a favorite local ❿ with many bookstores, creating a university-town oasis of eclectic snack delicacy, served with cilantro, sweetened peanut powder, and Enjoy works by domestic and international Drop Co ee House 7

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themselves to the full. There’s also a practice room, creative music-themed . Add: 1, Ln. 76, Sec. 3, Xinsheng S. Rd, Taipei City d R merchandise, tattoo studio, and bar – a complete music-trend showcase. Taipei Water Park g Tel: (02)2368-4222 n Siyuan St. lu Add: B1, 200, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei City e e K , Tel: (02)2930-0162 fembooks 4 . 3 c ❽ e Pipe Live Music This was the first feminist bookstore in the Chinese community, opened by a group Pipe Live Music S ❸ of women’s-movement activists concerned with gender-equality issues. It stocks THE WALL Beside Taipei Water Park, this live house is set in a pumping-station heritage the Chinese-speaking world’s most complete collection of books and audio-visual 2 building. Seating three hundred people, bands (including many new-generation products on women’s and gender issues. Hand-crafted aboriginal accessories are also acts) play here into the wee hours. displayed and sold. 1 Treasure Hill Artist Village Add: 1, Siyuan St., Taipei City Add: 2F., 7, Ln. 56, Sec. 3, Xinsheng S. Rd., Taipei City fembooks Mind Set Art Center Tel: (02)2365-3524 Tel: (02)2363-8244 Discount coupons for shopping and dining

Super-Fun Ximending STAGE Taipei Official Stage, Taipei Cinema Park ❿ ⓬ Ximending has it all – movies, fashionable apparel, anime, music, STAYREAL The spacious Taipei Cinema Park is filled with street artists, skate-boarders, street performers, and much, much more. A well-loved shopping Ximending symbolizes all that’s “in” a grand emporium of dancers, flea markets, which is the place for young people. and entertainment district for young people, almost every weekend all the latest fashions. Celebrities with own-design brands Add: 19, Kangding Rd., Taipei City or holiday you’ll come across celebrity autograph signings and like to open their shops here. Taiwan pop star Show Luo Tel: (02)2312-3717 street concerts, movie-publicity events, street performers, and much has opened STAGE Taipei Official Stage, and Mayday rock- else. Among the many cherished nostalgic elements are the heritage band member Ashin has opened STAYREAL clothing American Street buildings and old-time snack shops, all rich in character. Want to Tattoo Street amba Taipei Ximending American Street Modern Restaurant Somebody Café store, offering apparel, backpacks, jewelry, accessories, ⓭ learn how young Taipei citizens love to play? This is the spot! and much else besides. Star-chasers on pilgrimages come Popularly called American Street, this lane is growing from specialty shops in large number. selling secondhand American clothing to include sellers of hip-hop outfit must-haves, skateboard apparel and accessories and, seemingly, all else Add: 78, Kunming St., Taipei City / Nishi Honganji Temple Tattoo Street imaginable. Local and foreign graffiti artists have used the lane’s walls as a ❶ ❻ 1F, 85-4, Sec. 2, Wuchang St., Taipei City Called the Xibenyuan Temple in Chinese, this was Taiwan’s largest Japanese-style Lane 50, Hanzhong Street, there are many tattoo and manicure shops, attracting canvas, becoming a favorite youth gathering spot. temple during the Japanese colonial period. A 1975 fire destroyed the Grand Hall Tel: (02)2389-2213 / (02)2371-9511 many tourists who love sub-culture come to visit. Location: Ln. 96, Kunming St., Taipei City and other key structures, and only the Rinbansyo ( priest’s residence) and Sec. 2, Hankou St. Shuxin Hall (lecture hall) escaped. Savor premium Taiwan teas at Eighty-Eightea in Location: Ln. 50, Hanzhong St., Taipei City 8 Film Street th (Between Xi’ning S. Rd. and Hanzhong St.) Hdco Ltd. Chiang’s Talk 7 ⓫ SKATEBOARDING Shop the renovated Rinbansyo, and until July 5 explore the history and culture of Taiwan STAGE Taipei Ocial Stage Outside the Film Theme Park is the most famous “Film 10 ⓮ ballads in the Shuxin Hall’s “Song Inheritance Taipei” exhibit. Street”in Ximending, known for its high concentration of Established over 17 years ago, SKATEBOARDING sells import-brand skateboarding Chiang’s Talk Hanzhong St. hardware, clothing etc. Skateboards, skateboard stickers, and skateboard T-shirts Add: 174, Sec. 1, Zhonghua Rd., Taipei City ❼ 7 to 8 theaters in 1960s. Even though there are only four Tel: (02)2311-5355 ext. 27 / (02)2312-0845 This is a cultural-creative shop brimming with special-design items with Taiwan’s remaining today, you can still feel the strong movie culture cover the shop’s walls. It also serves as an exchange center for skateboarding STAYREAL enthusiasts, and free lessons are offered Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Come two former presidents named “Chiang” as theme, along with local Taiwan specialty 9 amba Taipei Ximending when you walk here. The Red House 10 on out for a skateboarding treasure hunt! products, including postcards, nostalgic notebooks, and small creative items. 11 Film Street Sec. 2, Wuchang St. Location: Sec. 2, Wuchang St., Taipei City (Between The❷ Red House, one of Taipei’s prime west-side cultural-arts attractions, is a Add: 2F, 24, Hanzhong St., Taipei City Kangding Rd. and Kunming St.) Add: 7, Ln. 103, Emei St., Taipei City 100-plus-year-old heritage brick building that today serves as a cultural-creative Tel: (02)7730-2348 Tel: (02)2375-7609 and performance space. Enjoy live theater and shows, fine tea, and weekend 12 Tattoo St. American Street (Ln. 50, Hanzhong st.) creative markets. Riverside Live House, which holds six hundred audience, has first- Taipei 13 15 Modern Toilet Hdco Ltd. (Ln. 96, Kumming st.) 6 Modern Toilet Restaurant rate and indie-band acts. Cinema Park Restaurant ⓯ ❽ The name says it all. Sinks form tables, and customers sit on . The soft Add: 10, Chengdu Rd., Taipei City Going to a party, or just want to do something wacky? Become a vampire, 14 SKATEBOARDING Mei Guan Yuan chocolate ice creams looks like a pile of doo-doo, and the thick, dark-brown curry Tel: (02)2311-9380 Sailormoon, Na’vi, or zombie. Or just want to dress up for pics at local tourist spots? Shop 4 Street Performers 5 rice comes in a tiny toilet. Everything, from decorations to dishes, has a

The makeup here makes the imagined a reality. Special-effects makeup classes are Rd. Kangding Emei St. Hong Kong St. (Ln. 27, Chengdu Rd.) Polar Bear Ice World also offered. theme. Wherever you’re from, whatever your homeland customs, surprises and ❸ Wannian Building 16 smiles are guaranteed here. For less than a movie ticket, glide across cool ice in the city’s heart. A romantic “riding Add: 50, Sec. 2, Hankou St., Taipei City eslite the clouds” air is created, in a world of drifting snow and bubbles. Promoting cool, Tel: 0963-007-211 Xi’ning S. Rd. 116 store Add: 2F., 7, Ln. 50, Xi’ning S. Rd., Taipei City healthy amusement to beat the summer heat, first-timers can take skating classes 3 Tel: (02)2311-8822 Kunming St. with ease. amba Taipei Ximending Polar Bear Ice World ❾ Wannian Building Add: 8F., 13, Chengdu Rd., Taipei City This hotel calls itself Ximending’s coolest, and the area’s iconic visual imagery ⓰ Tel: (02)2388-8806 and graffiti are combined in a hotel of splendid original character. The “wenba” Somebody Café 17 This is Ximending’s “youth mecca.” The B1 level has a food court, and the first floor watch and cosmetics shops. The middle floors house a grand Street Performers reception area is done in art gallery style, with contemporary artworks displayed. Chengdu Rd. The “tingba” lounge has a dedicated DJ and synced music videos each Friday emporium of clothing, anime figures, and e-game sellers, and the top floor The❹ Ximending spots where street performers are most frequently seen are all near and Saturday night, featuring different DJ performances. The hotel fully captures an amusement arcade. You’ll find almost anything you fancy here – the latest MRT Ximen Station Exit No. 6, along with the circular plaza at the intersection of 2 The Red House Ximending’s youthful spirit. Fongda co ee clothing and sport shoes, watches and perfumes, cellphones and games,

Hanzhong and Wuchang streets. The music, comedy, dance, acrobatics, and other anime and manga… Hanzhong St. Hanzhong MRT Ximen Station acts draw big crowds, and are a key element in the Ximending alternative-culture Add: 77, Sec. 2, Wuchang St., Taipei City Add: 70, Xi’ning S. Rd., Taipei City landscape. Tel: (02)2375-5111 Sec. 1, Zhonghua Rd. Neijiang St. Locations: MRT Ximen Station Exit No. 6, along Hanzhong Street Somebody Café ⓱ Mei Guan Yuan The Somebody Café is an integrated creative space, often inviting Taiwanese Opened❺ in 1964, and popular ever since, Mei Guan Yuan serves Taiwan old-style indie bands and visual artists to hold exhibitions, as well as occasionally Japanese cuisine. Its combination of freshness, big bowls, and low cost has won putting on plays and dance performances. It also displays and sells black and the hearts of many Taipei residents over the years. The diverse menu features the white themed creative products designed by the proprietor. The Somebody Sec. 2, Changsha St. freshest sashimi sushi, quick-fry, cold, deep-fried, and BBQ dishes, plus much else. Café is a space to enjoy a quiet cup of coffee in bustling Ximending. Add: 47, Emei St., Taipei City Add: 2F, 65, Chengdu Rd., Taipei City Nishi Honganji Temple 1 Tel: (02)2331-0377 Nishi Honganji Temple The Red House Tel: (02)2311-2371

A Taste of the Yongkang Street / Summertime is high time for heat-beating ice treats, Qingtian Street Neighborhood Creative, Colorful which come in mind-boggling creative variety here, Feasting in Taipei while shops constantly unveil new thrills – treats that Yongkang Street is a compulsory stop for foodie travelers, and a prime hunting ground for those who know their xiaolongbao (steamed Ice Treat Fest help you stay cool. dumplings), mango ice, and beef noodles. Neighboring Qingtian Street features old Japanese-style residences that house restaurants, Jason’s Fruits Store galleries, teahouses and bookshops today. The scores of small outlets Specializing in exotic fruit and gift boxes, Jason’s Ginger Ginger Lvsang Restaurant Firefly Qingtian 76 each have their own opinion on life aesthetics, and this is among the has now introduced creative fresh-fruit ice treats. best neighborhoods to experience the Taipei cultural way of life. Rich fruit puree and fruit ice cream is added to ice balls containing seasonal fruits, then specially- Art Reading Café made sweet-and-sour fruit preserve is spread on ❻ The calligraphy on the sign at this café, an art top to make a sumptuous and icy cool fruit feast. Dong Hai Lime Juice MRT Dongmen Station ❶ space run by celebrated writer Yang Zhao, is On entering, you’re greeted with the zesty smell of fresh-cut lime. Fruit from the from famed Taiwanese writer Zhang Dachun. MRT Daan Park Station shop’s own orchard are used in beverages. There’s no better summertime pick-me-up. Add: 2, Aly. 7, Ln. 100, Sec. 1, Dunhua S. Rd., Thursday is music night, featuring musical Sec. 2, Xinyi Rd. Add: 14, Ln. 4, Yongkang St., Taipei City artists; Friday, literature night, features readings Taipei City (approx. 10-minute walk from MRT Zhongxiao Dunhua Station Tel: (02)2358-7881 and the sharing of learning and experiences. Dong Hai Lime Juice The goal is an uplifting of Taipei’s unique “lane Aqua Kiss Surfer Exit No. 8) and alley culture.” 1 Remy’s Beef Noodles This business, moved up to Taipei from Kenting, has a fun surfer motif, decorated with Tel: (02)2772-2010 Remy’s❷ has a history that already spans 57 years. Signed Add: 4-1, Qingtian St., Taipei City Daan Park surfing photos and surfboards that create a strong tropical south Taiwan personality. Each autographs taken with celebrities plaster the walls. Rich broth Tel: (02)2391-1268 innovative creation features a tapered tower of dense crushed ice smothered in varied Emei Fruits envelops the fine, white noodles, and the soft, tender beef and tendon toppings, bringing wonderfully textured tastes. The Super Fruit Ice features numerous To satisfy the restless palates of young folk, Emei slices sprinkled with chopped scallion makes an irresistible combination. Remy’s Beef Noodles Yongkang Old Spaces, Fine Teas: different fruits, fruit ice cream, fruit puree, and shaved ice, perfectly capturing the south’s Fruits has developed over a hundred different Add: 105, Aiguo E. Rd., Taipei City ❼ Aiguo E. Rd 2 Park Qingtian 76, 3 bright friendliness. ice-treat selections, completely re-thinking the Sec. 2, Xinsheng S. Rd.

Tel: (02)2396-0927 Rd. S. Jinshan 2, Sec. Qingtian Tea Room Lvsang Restaurant traditional view of what shave-ice treats are. If Add: 591, Ruiguang Rd., Taipei City (approx. 5-minute walk from MRT Xihu Station A walk along Qingtian Street offers the rich you think adding fruit slices, crumbled cookies, Lvsang Restaurant Exit No. 2) greens and cool shades of old trees and the Ginger Ginger 4 Jinhua Junior pudding, and ice cream is too commonplace, try Specializing❸ in treats from the Lanyang Plain in Yilan County, only Yilan ingredients High School Tel: (02)2627-0708

energy of old houses given new life. Qingtian St. Yongkang fruit jelly, candy, and breakfast cereal! are used, ensuring authentic flavors. Signature treats are rice-noodle soup, Yilan deep- 76, in an 80-year-old wooden Japanese-style fried pork, cured and smoked duck, and lardy rice. Also a “must” are the “Yilan three residence, is the jumping-off point for monthly treasures”: deep-fried meat nuggets called gaozha, kumquat cakes and meat rolls. guided heritage outings and neighborhood Jinhua St. Xinsheng Add: 4, Emei St., Taipei City (approx. 3-minute

Add: 12-5, Yongkang St., Taipei City walks. Qingtian Tea Room, down the next St. Lishui Elementary walk from MRT Ximen Station Exit No. 6) Tel: (02)2351-3323 lane, is in a renovated Japanese-style dorm Fire y School Tel: (02)2388-0588 residence. At both, enjoy paintings, fine teas, 5 Ginger Ginger and an old-fashioned, cultured air. Ginger❹ is a quintessential oriental culinary flavoring, but Ln. 75, Yongkang St. Oishii “Delicious” Sweet Treats Add: 6, Ln. 7, Qingtian St., Taipei City / Chaozhou St. Ginger Ginger goes far beyond this, developing ginger Art Reading Café Made with fresh milk from Tunghai University’s 12, Ln. 8, Qingtian St., Taipei City 6 toothpaste, ginger milk soap and essential oil, ginger Tel: (02)8978-7499 / (02)2396-3100 experimental farm, mulberry, winter melon, and lemon

Qingtian St. Qingtian Ln. 7, Qingtian St. cleansing cream, a cleansing mask, shampoo, body wash, are among the various special ice-cream flavors here. 7 and hand lotion, plus myriad other related products. Taipei Grand Mosque Zeelandia Travel & Books Ln. 8, Qingtian St. Qingtian 76 Every step of the process from growing the fruit to Add: 28, Yongkang St., Taipei City ❽ This independent bookstore, hidden away on producing the ice cream is done in-house. The innovative Tel: (02)2351-4778 7 MYOWA Japanese Sweet Café an old apartment’s second floor, celebrates the Qingtian Tea Room French-style ice-cream “sweetheart puffs” are big, and National Taiwan This café’s creative ice-treat inventions are built on matcha green tea. The matcha is from joy of travel. Categories including “cycling fans,” Ln. 12, Qingtian St. best shared with a friend. Also especially popular are Firefly Normal University Kyoto, while the creativity comes straight from the Taiwanese owner. For the “Teppan “nature fans,” “Taiwan fans,” “the world through 8 the handmade “knead-sculptured” ice-cream cakes and ❺ Zeelandia Travel & Books This studio, which creates beautiful, eclectic handmade lamps, opens at 4 pm. Lamp the lens,” etc. Theme decorations abound: Matcha Green Hot Cake,” a scoop of ice-cream is placed atop a piece of warm cake, and Sec. 1, Heping E. Rd. “painted” ice-cream cakes, all tailor-made. after lamp, all crafted by the owner using discarded materials, surprise and inspire - typewriters, old maps, sailboat models, etc. matcha white chocolate sauce is poured over it. On hitting the teppan (hot plate), the cold an antique microscope and juicer become desk lamps, for example. Each is a unique This small space has a one-of-a-kind cultural sauce sizzles and the air is suffused with a wonderfully appetizing matcha fragrance. Add: 78, Sec. 2, Zhongcheng Rd., Taipei City (approx. artwork. atmosphere. Add: 221, Jinhua St., Taipei City (approx. 8-minute walk from MRT Dongmen Station 20-minute walk from MRT Zhishan Station Exit Add: 21-1, Ln. 75, Yongkang St., Taipei City Add: 2F., 12-2, Ln. 12, Qingtian St., Taipei City Exit No. 5) No. 2) Tel: 0916-397-432 Tel: (02)2322-4772 Tel: (02)2351-8802 Tel: (02)2838-4104 MRT Map The MRT connects fashionable department stores and TOURIST INFO popular tourist attractions. It passes Huashan 1914 Creative Park and Tamsui MRT Travel MRT Bannan Line Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, along with chic gourmet restaurants Legend Fun and galleries showcasing the latest and hottest in international trends. Hongshulin Airport Transportation Information Ride the line on treasure hunts for the latest fashions. Zhuwei HSR Metro Taipei Xinbeitou Tamsui-Xinyi Line Shandao Temple Station Zhongxiao Dunhua Station Guandu Zhongyi Beitou 24-Hour Customer Service Hotline: (02)218-12345 Website: www.metro.taipei ❶ ❹ TRA Dundas St. Mini LOVE Lovely Vintage Café and Shop Songshan-Xindian Line Fuxinggang Qiyan Metro Tickets Serving all kinds of Italian-style foods, the signature From toys to clothing, furniture decorations to daily-use Regular Station Israeli-style steamed/baked egg and different articles, everything here is an antique from 1990s Europe. Qilian Zhonghe-Xinlu Line Transfer Station baked-egg brunch selections are especially Transport yourself to a European restaurant, with British One-way Trip Day Pass Shipai popular. There’s “all-you-can-eat” bread, to which afternoon tea and European cuisine. Bannan Line Terminal Station you can add fresh house-made jams. Mingde Add: 3, Aly. 4, Ln. 345, Sec. 4, Renai Rd., Taipei City Add: 6-1, Qingdao E. Rd., Taipei City (approx. 5-minute walk from MRT Zhongxiao Dunhua (approx. 6-minute walk from MRT Shandao Station Exit No. 3) Luzhou Zhishan Temple Station Exit No. 2) Tel: (02)2771-3800 Sanmin Senior High School Tel: (02)2321-3666 Shilin Jiannan Rd. Xihu Gangqian Wende NT$20 ~ NT$65 NT$150 Merry Melody St. Ignatius High School Sanhe Junior High School Jiantan Neihu This specialty shop, filled with all sorts of wooden figures Dazhi Each Easycard costs NT$100, including NT$100 of deposit and and handmade music boxes imported from Germany, has a Sanchong EasyCard Elementary School Yuanshan Dahu Park NT$0 of available balance. Once the card is charged, it would warm, welcoming ambience. Design your own original box, Zhongshan be activated immediately. Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station choosing your favorite music, box base, and style. Minquan Elementary Songshan Airport ❷ W. Rd. School Huzhou The card provides discounts on transit fares and can also be Wrong Gallery Taipei Add: 19, Ln. 170, Sec. 4, Zhongxiao E. Rd., Taipei City Taipei Bridge used for small purchases at convenience stores and other (approx. 8-minute walk from MRT Zhongxiao Dunhua Rejecting mainstream art, here the art – US west Xingtian Zhongshan Junior designated shops. Station Exit No. 4) Daqiaotou Temple High School Donghu coast pop art, including animation, illustration, Shuanglian Tel: (02)8773-3913 Cailiao graffiti, and tattoo art – is presented. Hollywood Songjiang Nanjing Taipei Nanjing Songshan Sanchong Zhongshan Nanjing Fuxing Arena Sanmin Taipei Pass The Taipei Pass is activated upon first use on bus or metro ticket film-prop collectibles are also exhibited. Nangang Software Park readers and valid for unlimited use till expiration. The Taipei Add: 68, Sec. 2, Zhongxiao E. Rd., Taipei City Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall Station Xianse Temple Pass can be purchased at all Metro stations, and is used on the (approx. 5-minute walk from MRT Zhongxiao ❺ Touqianzhuang Beimen Zhongxiao and on Taipei and public buses Mee's Café Taiwan Taipei Main Zhongxiao Sun Yat-Sen Xinsheng Station Exit No. 2) Station Xinsheng Fuxing Memorial Hall Yongchun Kunyang (with Taipei Pass stickers showing). An import from Tokyo’s with an elegant Japanese Xinzhuang Taipei Nangang Tel: (02)2392-3699 Ximen Exhibition Center One-day pass: NT$180 courtyard, the interior décor is Western retro and the menu Fu Jen University Shandao Zhongxiao Taipei Houshanpi Temple Dun hua City Hall Nangang Two-day pass: NT$310 is synced with what’s trendy in Japan. Popular sweet-treat Longshan Temple Three-day pass: NT$440 Danfeng NTU examples include the “Omu” Soufflé, made with egg white, Hospital Xiangshan Five-day pass: NT$700 Daan Park DaanXinyi Anhe and pot-baked Pancake Soufflé Style. Huilong Jiangzicui Gondola One-day pass: NT$250 Xiaonanmen Add: 1, Ln. 290, Guangfu S. Rd., Taipei City Chiang Kai-Shek Dongmen / Xinpu World Trade Center Zhongxiao Fuxing Station (approx. 5-minute walk from MRT Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Memorial Hall Guting Taipower Technology Building Maokong Gondola ❸ Hall Station Exit No. 2) Banqiao A House Building Linguang Tel: (02)2751-1615 Liuzhangli 24-Hour Service Hotline: (02)218-12345 Website: www.gondola.taipei Offering afternoon tea and dinner, there are Dingxi Gongguan LIVE Pasta & Café Fuzhong Xinhai YouBike Public Bicycles live shows Friday and Saturday nights, with a Yongan Market Wanlong cappella, jazz, world, and other music presented. An Italian restaurant with a whimsical Lego theme, from the Tel: 1999 (outside Taipei City, please dial 02-2720-8889) ext. 5855 or (02) 8978-5511 Wanfang Hospital A ticket, which includes a drink, brings you great door and washroom signs to bright wall paintings. The fare, Jingan Website: www.youbike.com.tw Far Eastern Hospital entertainment by both pros and amateurs. inexpensive yet flavorful, includes Italian spaghetti, risotto, Jingmei Wanfang Muzha Community Taipei Zoo Station Blue Highway Add: 18, Aly. 5, Ln. 107, Sec. 1, Fuxing S. Rd., Taipei and other dishes perfect for family outings. Haishan Nanshijiao Dapinglin Taipei Department of Transportation: www.dot.gov.taipei City (approx. 5-minute walk from MRT Add: 34, Ln. 260, Guangfu S. Rd., Taipei City Taipei Zoo South Station Taipei River Cruise Mini Trip Website: www.riverfun.net Zhongxiao Fuxing Station Exit No. 4) (approx. 3-minute walk from MRT Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Tucheng (For detailed information about cruises, please contact the boat companies.) Tel: (02)2778-8612 Hall Station Exit No. 2) Xiaobitan Qizhang Zhinan Temple Station Tel: (02)2779-1010 Taiwan Tourist Shuttle-Beitou Zhuzihu Route Yongning Xindian District O ce Maokong Station Origin-Destination: Beitou Bus Stop – Zhuzihu Maokong Gondola The bus is demand responsive at mountain roads. (Quanyuan Bieshu Stop -Zhuzihu) Xindian Website: www.taiwantrip.com.tw

Taipei Visitor Information Centers

Add: 3, Beiping W. Rd., Taipei City Taipei Main Station (southwest side of lobby,1st floor, Taipei Main Station) Visitor Information Center Tel: (02) 2312-3256 Leisure & Arts Taipei Art Exhibition Calendar Add: 340-10, Dunhua N. Rd., Taipei City Taipei Songshan Airport (Arrival Hall, Terminal2, Taipei Songshan Aiport) Visitor Information Center Taipei Fine Arts Museum National Palace Museum Tel: (02)2546-4741 Tel: (02)2595-7656 Tel: (02)2881-2021 MRT Taipei 101/World Trade Add: B1, 20, Sec. 5, Xinyi Rd., Taipei City Center Visitor Information (Exit 5 of MRT Taipei 101/World Trade Center Station) Add: 181, Sec. 3, Zhongshan N. Rd., Taipei City Add: 221, Sec. 2, Zhishan Rd., Taipei City Center Tel: (02)2758-6593 Website: www.tfam.museum Website: www.npm.gov.tw Add: 6, Sec. 5, Zhongxiao E. Rd., Taipei City Bus Station The Power of Architecture: Louis Kahn Flights of Fragrance at a Fingertip (1F of Taipei City Hall Bus Station) Visitor Information Center Tel: (02)2723-6836 Time: Until 7/5 The World of Bird and Flowers in Painting, nd and Embroidery Add: Room 4-2, 77, Sec. 1, Da'an Rd., Taipei City (East Metro Mall) 2 Program X-site: The Texture of Flights of Fragrance at a FingertipThe World of Visitor Information Center Time: Until 6/25 Tel: (02)8772-0830 The Power of Architecture:Louis Kahn Uncertainty Bird and Flowers in Painting,and Embroidery MRT Ximen Station Add: B1, 32-1, Baoqing Rd., Taipei City (near Exit 5) Time: Until 7/12 Elegant Images of the Brush-Women’s Visitor Information Center Tel: (02)2375-3096 Painting in the Late Ming and Early Qing MRT Yuanshan Station Add: 9-1, Jiuquan St., Taipei City (near Exit 2) Period Visitor Information Center Tel: (02)2591-6130 Museum of Contemporary Time: Until 6/25 MRT Jiantan Station Add: 65, Sec. 5, Zhongshan N. 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These Add: 35, Ln. 38, Sec. 3, Zhinan Rd., Taipei City When I Become You – Bead Spirit Maokong Gondola Maokong on July 12th; and the 2015 Ximen Backstreet Festival Joint Exhibition, which will exhibit the will include the kids’ plays Hans Christian, You Must Be an Angel and The Forest of Grimm (near exit of Maokong Station) Time: Until 6/30 Station Visitor Center th Solo Exhibition by Yeesookyung Tel: (02)2937-8563 history of street culture and graffiti painting, from July 14 to August 30th. The DA VILLAGE: (El Bosque de Grimm), as well as an outdoor performance of Wanted, which features aerial Time: 6/6~8/2 World’s Best Communication Design DV33 3-on-3 Basketball League will be held from July 26th to August 2nd. There will also effects and 2D visual effects – the surprises never stop! Please see the official Taipei Children's Taiwanese and international highlights of Travel Information Services be activities such as a rap contest and graffiti painting on August nd22 and 23rd. 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The Festival also performances of indigenous song and dance in August, and fascinating activities 2015 6th Digital Art Performance Award The Face of Leonardo – Images of a Genius has interesting activities such as a carnival, a grassland amusement park, a zongzi-making including performances of street art, kids' plays, and DIY environmental classes every “Ciao” X “Before Ciao” Time: 6/28 Time: 6/27~9/20 The Face of Leonardo – Images of a Genius contest, and even an egg-standing contest! Come and experience folk customs by the river, weekend throughout the Festival. We invite you to bring your family to the educational, and have a varied, fascinating Dragon Boat Festival! enjoyable Taipei Aqua Friendly Festival!

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