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Hero image library 主圖
temple
people walking on gray concrete pavement near brown concrete building during daytime
Photo by Maren Wilczek on Unsplash.

hotSprings
The steaming milky green-blue sulfur hot-spring pool of Beitou Thermal Valley in Taipei, ringed by green hillside
Photo by Andrewhaimerl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

creativePark
Huashan 1914 Creative Park in Taipei — ivy-covered former-winery warehouse buildings along a tree-lined boulevard with a red sightseeing tram
Photo by Wpcpey · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

oldStreet
A historic red-brick shophouse facade with arched windows and a covered arcade on Dihua Street, Dadaocheng, Taipei
Photo by Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

taipei101Night
A daytime portrait of the Taipei 101 tower against a clear blue sky, its pagoda-tiered green-glass form clearly visible
Photo by AngMoKio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

elephantMountain
The Elephant Mountain (Xiangshan) trail view at dusk, with Taipei 101 and the city skyline behind dark foreground foliage
Photo by Jared Adler · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

shilinMarket
Illuminated food stalls at Shilin Night Market in Taipei at night, with glowing Shilin specialty signs and customers
Photo by Hauskyg YWICAORP · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons.

raoheMarket
The illuminated traditional entrance gate of Raohe Street Night Market in Taipei with red lanterns and a dense crowd
Photo by ironypoisoning · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons.
streetFood
Night market stalls with glowing signs and people browsing.
Photo by Leandro De Torres on Unsplash.
xiaolongbao
dim dim dim dim dim dim dim dim dim dim dim dim dim dim dim dim
Photo by Jungjin Moon on Unsplash.

longshanTemple
The ornate main hall of Longshan Temple in Wanhua, Taipei, with a dragon-decorated multi-tiered roof and red columns
Photo by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

baoanTemple
The ornate main hall of Dalongdong Bao'an Temple in Taipei, with a multi-tiered swallowtail roof, dragon ornaments and red lanterns
Photo by Zairon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

confuciusTemple
The inner courtyard and colorful tiled-roof halls of the Taipei Confucius Temple
Photo by lienyuan lee · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

xingtianTemple
The red-walled Xingtian Temple main hall in Taipei with its ornate swallowtail roof under a blue sky
Photo by 寺人孟子 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

cksMemorial
The white Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei with its blue octagonal roof, ROC flags lining the plaza
Photo by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

npmMuseum
The National Palace Museum (國立故宮博物院) in Shilin, Taipei — the white marble paifang archway with green-tiled roofs, the cream-walled main palace building with its blue-green tiled roof rising on the hillside behind
Photo by Latinboy · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

huashanPark
Huashan 1914 Creative Park in Taipei — ivy-covered former-winery warehouse buildings along a tree-lined boulevard with a red sightseeing tram
Photo by Wpcpey · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

songshanPark
Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei — the historic tobacco-factory warehouses with the curved Taipei New Horizon building behind
Photo by 玄史生 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons.

dihuaStreet
A historic red-brick shophouse facade with arched windows and a covered arcade on Dihua Street, Dadaocheng, Taipei
Photo by Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

ximending
The Ximending rainbow pedestrian crossing in Taipei packed with people, surrounded by neon signage and billboards
Photo by Volksabstimmung · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

jiufen
The red-lantern stairway of Jiufen old street glowing at night, lanterns lining the narrow alley as people climb the steps
Photo by Sunkenbean · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

pingxiLanterns
Glowing orange paper sky lanterns rising into the night sky over the crowd at the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival, Taiwan
Photo by Jirka Matousek · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

tamsuiSunset
Tamsui Fisherman's Wharf Lover's Bridge silhouetted against a glowing orange sunset with boats moored below
Photo by 4300streetcar · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

yangmingshan
Steam billowing from the sulfur-stained volcanic Xiaoyoukeng fumaroles in Yangmingshan National Park, Taiwan
Photo by Jim X · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

keelungCoast
The Queen's Head mushroom-rock formation at Yehliu Geopark on Taiwan's north coast, with tourists beside it
Photo by 姜 明雄 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons.

beitouSprings
The steaming milky green-blue sulfur hot-spring pool of Beitou Thermal Valley in Taipei, ringed by green hillside
Photo by Andrewhaimerl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

maokongGondola
Maokong Gondola cable-car cabins on grey towers descending over forested green tea hills in Taipei
Photo by lienyuan lee · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

daanPark
The ecological pond at Daan Forest Park in Taipei, ringed by green lawns and trees with apartment towers behind
Photo by 玄史生 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

mrtPlatform
A Taipei Metro train at the platform of Songshan Station, with green-line platform signage
Photo by 李元顥 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons.
In-article photo library (Wikimedia Commons) 內文
The in-article figures use these vision-verified Wikimedia Commons photographs, hosted locally as optimized WebP.

huashan
Huashan 1914 Creative Park in Taipei — ivy-covered former-winery warehouse buildings along a tree-lined boulevard with a red sightseeing tram
Photo by Wpcpey · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

songshan-park
Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei — the historic tobacco-factory warehouses with the curved Taipei New Horizon building behind
Photo by 玄史生 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons.

dihua-street
A historic red-brick shophouse facade with arched windows and a covered arcade on Dihua Street, Dadaocheng, Taipei
Photo by Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

dadaocheng-wharf
Dadaocheng Wharf in Taipei at golden sunset, with the green riverside floodgate sign reading Dadaocheng Wharf
Photo by keiichiro shikano · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

beitou-thermal
The steaming milky green-blue sulfur hot-spring pool of Beitou Thermal Valley in Taipei, ringed by green hillside
Photo by Andrewhaimerl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

beitou-library
The green wooden eco-library of the Taipei Public Library Beitou Branch, with timber-slatted balconies framed by trees
Photo by 玄史生 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

maokong-gondola
Maokong Gondola cable-car cabins on grey towers descending over forested green tea hills in Taipei
Photo by lienyuan lee · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

tamsui-sunset
Tamsui Fisherman's Wharf Lover's Bridge silhouetted against a glowing orange sunset with boats moored below
Photo by 4300streetcar · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

yehliu
The Queen's Head mushroom-rock formation at Yehliu Geopark on Taiwan's north coast, with tourists beside it
Photo by 姜 明雄 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons.

xingtian-temple
The red-walled Xingtian Temple main hall in Taipei with its ornate swallowtail roof under a blue sky
Photo by 寺人孟子 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

baoan-temple
The ornate main hall of Dalongdong Bao'an Temple in Taipei, with a multi-tiered swallowtail roof, dragon ornaments and red lanterns
Photo by Zairon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

ximending
The Ximending rainbow pedestrian crossing in Taipei packed with people, surrounded by neon signage and billboards
Photo by Volksabstimmung · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

daan-park
The ecological pond at Daan Forest Park in Taipei, ringed by green lawns and trees with apartment towers behind
Photo by 玄史生 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

taipei101-day
A daytime portrait of the Taipei 101 tower against a clear blue sky, its pagoda-tiered green-glass form clearly visible
Photo by AngMoKio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

cks-memorial
The white Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei with its blue octagonal roof, ROC flags lining the plaza
Photo by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

sun-yat-sen
The Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei with its sweeping upturned yellow curved roof and red columns
Photo by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

confucius-temple
The inner courtyard and colorful tiled-roof halls of the Taipei Confucius Temple
Photo by lienyuan lee · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

longshan-temple
The ornate main hall of Longshan Temple in Wanhua, Taipei, with a dragon-decorated multi-tiered roof and red columns
Photo by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

elephant-mountain
The Elephant Mountain (Xiangshan) trail view at dusk, with Taipei 101 and the city skyline behind dark foreground foliage
Photo by Jared Adler · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

jiufen
The red-lantern stairway of Jiufen old street glowing at night, lanterns lining the narrow alley as people climb the steps
Photo by Sunkenbean · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

pingxi-lanterns
Glowing orange paper sky lanterns rising into the night sky over the crowd at the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival, Taiwan
Photo by Jirka Matousek · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

shifen-waterfall
The wide curtain of Shifen Waterfall cascading into a turquoise plunge pool, framed by green forest, in Pingxi, Taiwan
Photo by Suicasmo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

yangmingshan
Steam billowing from the sulfur-stained volcanic Xiaoyoukeng fumaroles in Yangmingshan National Park, Taiwan
Photo by Jim X · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

beitou-museum
The historic Beitou Hot Spring Museum bathhouse in Taipei, with a red-brick lower storey and dark timber upper storey
Photo by ironypoisoning · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

shilin-market
Illuminated food stalls at Shilin Night Market in Taipei at night, with glowing Shilin specialty signs and customers
Photo by Hauskyg YWICAORP · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons.

raohe-market
The illuminated traditional entrance gate of Raohe Street Night Market in Taipei with red lanterns and a dense crowd
Photo by ironypoisoning · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

mrt-station
A Taipei Metro train at the platform of Songshan Station, with green-line platform signage
Photo by 李元顥 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

taipei-main-station
The large Taipei Main Station building with its red roof and Taipei Railway Station signage
Photo by Muhammad Riza · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

park-228
The red-pillared Chinese pavilion at 228 Peace Memorial Park in Taipei, with flower beds and Taipei high-rises behind
Photo by Fred Hsu · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

keelung-coast
Keelung Harbour in northern Taiwan with a docked ship and the city rising up the green hillside behind
Photo by lienyuan lee · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

npm-museum
The National Palace Museum (國立故宮博物院) in Shilin, Taipei — the white marble paifang archway with green-tiled roofs, the cream-walled main palace building with its blue-green tiled roof rising on the hillside behind
Photo by Latinboy · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons.

ntm-museum
The National Taiwan Museum (國立臺灣博物館) in 228 Peace Memorial Park, Taipei — the 1915 Greek-revival building with a columned, pedimented portico above a wide flight of steps
Photo by Suicasmo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons.

tfam-museum
The Taipei Fine Arts Museum (臺北市立美術館) — the white cantilevered modernist building beside its open stone plaza, with an outdoor sculpture and blue sky
Photo by Wpcpey · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons.