{"id":14974,"date":"2017-08-04T03:00:57","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T02:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saporedicina.com\/english\/?p=14974"},"modified":"2022-03-08T16:02:30","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T15:02:30","slug":"travel-to-taipei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saporedicina.com\/english\/travel-to-taipei\/","title":{"rendered":"Traveling to Taipei: the complete guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The entrance to the National Palace Museum of Taipei<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Taipei has the characteristics of a modern large city, which is the result of Japanese, Chinese and American influence, and a very difficult internal conflict with the local populations. After the boom of the 90’s of Made in Taiwan, today Taipei (and all of Taiwan) feels itself being surpassed by other nations and is slowly working to reinvent itself to its own place in the world. The city is therefore at an evident crossroads between East and West, on an architectural level as much as a gastronomic one and in the gentle ways of its people.<\/p>\n

Note that the Taiwanese understand and can speak Mandarin Chinese (which is the official language), but an originally Fujian dialect is very widespread, hokkien<\/em>. Moreover, writing is commonly done with traditional characters; Taiwan hasn’t adopted pinyin in transliteration, but a phonetic system called Zhuyin or Bopomofo.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

When to go to Taipei<\/h2>\n

\"\"Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

In planning a trip to Taipei you need to keep carefully in mind that the island of Taiwan has a monsoon climate<\/a>, and the torrential rains and powerful winds can make a touristic visit less than comfortable. You won’t encounter the health problems of Southeast Asia due to the heavy rains; but really, you can enjoy mild temperatures without worrying about rain during other times of the year, so why not make the most of it.<\/p>\n

Look, Taipei is the right city to “winter” in: specifically it’s best from October onward, considering late Autumn as the best period. Winter is cool but tolerable. The Spring is also a good choice if humidity doesn’t bother you. Forget about the summer and early Autumn due to the downpours. This doesn’t necessarily mean that going during the hot season you’ll get drenched; but if you don’t get wet, you’ll cook, since temperatures can even reach 40\u00b0 which on asphalt, isn’t very pleasant.<\/p>\n

Remember too that the island is also affected by seismic phenomena. Being used to dancing earth, the Taiwanese have built appropriate structures, so minor tremors are almost never felt. Nevertheless, to stay up to date with extreme weather conditions, you can check with the site of the Central Weather Bureau<\/a> which also offers advice on what to do under dangerous conditions. Refer too to these two telephone numbers if you find yourself in trouble:<\/p>\n