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| A. Geography |
Taipei is the capital of Republic of China.
It is also the political, economic, financial, and culture
center of R.O.C. Taipei is located northern in Taiwan.
Taipei is nestled in a basin with mountains on all sides
and covers an area of 27,177 hectares. The population
is 2.63 million (approx.).
Taipei has
a subtropical climate, with an average temperature of
23.6 degrees centigrade (74.5 degrees Fahrenheit.). The
average temperature in summer is between 25.2 to 28.6
degrees centigrade and the average temperature in winter
is between 15.3 to 18.5 degrees centigrade.
Taipei
is divided into 12 administrative divisions which are
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| (1) Peitou district
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| (2) Shih Lin district |
| (3) Nei-Hu district
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| (4) Song Shan district |
| (5) Zhong Zheng district |
| (6) Ta-Tong district |
| (7) Wan Hua district |
| (8) Zhong-Zheng district |
| (9) DaAn district |
| (10) ZinYi district |
| (11) Nan Gang district
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| (12) Wenshan district |
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After the evaluation, we decided to focus
on some districts which have better living environments.
The evaluation standards are: the quality of societies,
living environments, conveniences, education, transportation,
where to buy etc. But first of all, we are going to introduce
some information of Taipei.
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| B. Transportation |
Taipei is the capital of R.O.C. The transportation
here is more convenient than any place in Taiwan. If you
don’t have a car, MRT or bus will be your best choice.
Now, MRT has four lines which can make your travel easily
from the north to the south, the east to the west of Taipei.
Most important places in Taipei City have MRT stations.
For example, you can take MRT to the zoo, the opera house,
the department stores, the world trade center, the hotels
etc. as long as you have a ticket. Every ride needs NT$20
to NT$45 which depends on the length of the trip. The
ticket can be bought at any MRT station.
Besides the MRT, you can also choose the
bus. There are over 50 lines of buses in Taipei. The ticket
for the adult is NT$15 and NT$12 for the children. You
can also use the stored value ticket which is easily bought
at convenience shops.
It is convenient to have a car. The only
thing you have to consider is the “parking problem”. First,
there are too many cars and too little space in Taipei.
Secondly, most of the parking lots are charged in Taipei.
There are two highways passing through Taipei.
The Zhong Shan highway passes through the middle of Taipei.
Five Exits are located at
the DA-Tong, Zhong-Shan, Song Shan, and Nei-Hu district.
There is still an overpass
connecting the DaAn district and the highway.
The second highway is located at the southern
part of Taipei. It has different route with the Zhong
Shan highway. Every car will be charged NT$40 at each
toll station on the highways. (There are 2 toll stations
from Taipei to Lin-Kou.) Shuttle buses from Taipei to
Lin-Kou are also available. |
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Km |
Time (Mins) |
| Regular |
Rush Hours |
| 7:00~9:00am |
16:30~18:30pm |
Shih Lin -Tao Yuan
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31
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40
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73~83
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78 |
| DaAn - Tao Yuan |
33 |
35 |
63~73 |
68 |
| Zin Yi - Tao Yuan |
36.5 |
35 |
68~78 |
78 |
| Nei Hu - Tao Yuan |
32 |
30 |
53~58 |
53 |
| Hsin Chu - Tao Yuan |
46 |
40 |
60 |
45~50 |
| Tao Yuan - Shih Lin |
31 |
40 |
75~85 |
68~78 |
| Tao Yuan - DaAn |
33 |
35 |
65~75 |
58~68 |
| Tao Yuan - Zin Yi |
36.5 |
35 |
75 |
65 |
| Tao Yuan - Nei Hu |
32 |
30 |
55 |
55 |
| NanKan - Tao Yuan |
5 |
10 |
20 |
25 |
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| C. Education |
Taipei is divided
into 12 administrative divisions which are :
| School |
Name Address |
Telephone |
| Taipei American School |
No.800.Sec6.Jungshan N.Rd Shih Lin Chiu,Taipei,Taiwan
111 R.O.C
http://www.tas.com |
02-28739900 |
| Taipei Korean Primary School |
No.1,Lane 68,Chingnian Rd, Wan Hua Chiu, Taiwan
108 R.O.C |
02-23039126 |
| Dominican International School |
No.76,Daj St.Zhong Shan Chiu,Taipei,Taiwan 106
R.O.C
http://www.dishs.tp.edu.tw/ |
02-25338451 |
| Taipei Bethany School |
No.97,Ting Chou RD,Sec.3,Taipei,Taiwan,100 R.O.C
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02-23659691 |
| Taipei Japanese School |
No.785,Sec.6,Zhong Shan N.Rd, Shih Lin Chiu,Taipei,Taiwan,111
R.O.C
http://www.taipeijs.org |
02-28723801 |
| Taipei French School |
No.31,Jianye Rd.Shih Lin Chiu,Taipei Taiwan,111
R.O.C
http://www.fi-taipei.org/education/frame_education.html |
02-28622623 |
Taipei German School
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No.31,Jianye Rd.Shih Lin Chiu,Taipei Taiwan,111
R.O.C
http://www.dasan.de/ds_tao[ei/
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02-28622930 |
| Taipei British School |
No.31,Jianye Rd.Shih Lin Chiu,Taipei Taiwan,111
R.O.C
http://www.tps.tp.edu.tw/
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02-28622919
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| Yang Ming Shan Christian School |
No.64,Lane 80.Juangdung Rd.,Shih Lin Chiu,Taipei,Taiwan,111
R.O.C |
02-28616400 |
| Grace Christian Academy |
No.67,Hsingdong St.,TaipeiTaiwan,R.O.C
http://www.gca.tp.edu.tw/ |
02-27857233 |
(Bilingual Schools are excluded)
Most of them are situated at the Shih-Lin
district, for many foreigners in Taipei live in
this area. Some of these schools have school buses. Take
Taipei American School for example, they have very good
school bus service. In general, they serve the Tien
Mou (Part of Shih Lin district) and Peitou
district with limited service to Yang
Ming Shan and TamShui (part of Taipei County).The
Taipei City area served is bordered on the east by Keelung
Road ,on the south by Roosevelt Road, and on the west
by the Chung Shan North/South Road. That means DaAn,
Zhong Shan, Song Shan, and part of Zhong
Zheng district can also have the service.
Every school’s tuition and fees is different.
But the cost is about NT$ 200,000
to NT$ 250,000 each semester, including transportation
fee and food service. You can easily have the information
on the school’s web site.
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