Map of Taipei

Taipei is not only the political and economic center of The Republic of China, but also a city of long historical tradition. You are indeed lucky enough to live in Taipei where you can enjoy yourself to your heart's content during your stay here. The following details are information on the different districts in Taipei. We hope you will find them useful.


Tianmu District (天母)

This district is located in the northern part of Taipei, and it will take some 40 minutes by bus or car to get to downtown of Taipei from here. It is far away from the noisy centers of Taipei, and lies by the green hill sides. Tianmu Park is a good place for one to spend his leisure hours. American School and Japanese School are situated in this district and possibly for this reason, a lot of foreigners live here. Hence, the security condition in this district is comparatively better than that in other districts.



Zhongshan District (中山區)

The southern part of this district is predominantly occupied by various companies, and the Zhongshan North Road along with Nanjing East Road is one of the best business sections in Taipei. In this district, there are lots of tourist hotels, restaurants, and department stores. For this reason, this district is most suited for residence purpose for nuclear families and unmarried people. Grand Hotel, National Palace Museum, Martyr's Shrine, and the Taipei Fine Arts Museum are famous structures in Taipei, which are located in the northern part of this district.



Songshan District (松山區)

This district adjoins Zhongshan District in the west and Songshan Airport is located at the northern part of it. High rise buildings on either side of Nanjing East Road and Dunhua North Road hold the headquarters of many companies. The apartment buildings in the vicinity of these roads are the desirable living quarters of some families. It may not be difficult for you to rent a property here. Located in the district are Sun Rise Department Store, Brother Hotel, Mandarin Hotel, Chinese Air Force Hospital, Taiwan Adventist Hospital, Baseball Diamond, Taipei Municipal Stadium, and lots of restaurants as well as convenient stores.



Daan District (大安區)

This district is located to the south of Taipei. A lot of principal roads run this district. Zhongxiao East Road is one of the best section of Taipei. There are lots of high rise commercial buildings along the roads in this district, which have developed into a very famous commercial district in Taipei. The residences in this district are mostly noted for large space and high quality fixtures and furnishings. Located in the district are Pacific SOGO Department Store, Minyo Department Store, President Department Store, Hsin Kwang Department Store, Dr. Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall, Country Hospital, The Taipei Municipal Jen Ai Hospital, The American Institute in Taiwan, and lots of shopping centers as well as restaurants. The noted two universities in Taipei, National Taiwan University and National Taiwan Normal University, are situated in the southern part of this district as well.



Chungcheng District (中正區)

This district is located to the south of Taipei Railway Station around which there are many shopping centers and various stores constituting a commercial zone. In the neighbourhood of the station there are Presidential Office, Executive Yuan, Examination Yuan, Judicial Yuan, Ministy of Finance, Central Bank of China, Ministry of National Defence, and various ministries and commissions of the Executive Yuan; therefore, this district is the administrative center of Taiwan. Taiwan Provincial Museum and Chiang Kaishek Memorial Hall are also located in this district. The apartments in the vicinity of Chinang Kaishek Memorial Hall are mostly high class residences which are desired by many local people.