Visitors Information
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About Taiwan
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Taipei is located in northern
Taiwan, covering 271.77 square kilometers, with a population of
over two million. In terms of both the fine art and the culinary
art, Taipei is definitely one of the cultural centers of Taiwan.
The National Palace Museum exhibits the greatest collection of priceless
Chinese art, while the city's many antique shops, galleries, jade
markets and jewelers' offer works of art for sale. The variety of
exquisite dishes at Taipei's thousands of restaurants and eateries
enticingly demonstrate why Taipei is famed as the gourmet's capital
of Asia. ( Transport and Travel in
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Mandarin is the official language
in the Republic of China, though other dialects are also spoken.
The most commonly used foreign language is English. Taxi drivers,
however, generally only speak Chinese. |
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The Republic of China's unit of
currency is the New Taiwan Dollar (NT$). Bill denominations are
NT$1000, NT$500, NT$100, and NT$50. Coin denominations are NT$1,
NT$5, NT$10 and NT$50. As of February 2002, the exchange rate was
quoted around NT$35 to one US Dollar. Foreign currencies can be
exchanged at the airport upon arrival, or at government-authorized
banks, tourist hotels, and large department stores. Receipts are
given when currency is exchanged, and must be presented in order
to exchange unused NT Dollars before departure. Traveler's checks
in major currencies may be cashed at some tourist-oriented businesses
and for room guests at most international tourist hotels. |
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Hotels, department stores, airlines, large stores and restaurants accept
major credit cards,however, you can still withdrawing in the ATM which has
this sign .
Cash is generally preferred elsewhere.
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Banks are open from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. |
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One local call from a pay phone
costs NT$1 for 3 minutes, after which additional coins are needed
or the line will be automatically disconnected. On private phones,
the overseas operator may be reached by dialing "100."
Direct dialing is available to some phones, after first dialing
the prefix "002." International direct dialing rates are
calculated every six seconds. |
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Split in half by the Tropic of Cancer, Taiwan has a tropical climate
in the southern and western plains and subtropical climate in the
northern and mountainous regions. The average temperature is 22
Centigrade in the north and 24.5 Centigrade in the south. The average
temperature in November is about 22 Centigrade. Summer lasts from
May to October, and the winter, from December to February, is mild.Taiwan
is sub-tropical in the north of the island. The temperature of spring
season ranges from about 15 degrees Celsius to 22 degrees Celsius
with humidity of 78%. Please prepare suitable clothes. |
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Taiwan is eight hours ahead of
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and does not practice daylight saving
time in summer.You can check Taiwan's local time and the time difference
from your local time via this link：
http://www.worldtimeserver.com/
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110 volts A. C. 60 Hz. |
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Personal items are free of duty.
Visitors over 20 years old may bring in, duty free, 200 cigarettes
or 25 cigars or 0.5 kg of tobacco, one bottle of liquor and one
used camera.
Gold cannot be exported without a permit issued by the Ministry
of Finance. Passengers arriving with gold and silver and planning
to take it out at departure must declare it and leave the items
with Customs until they leave Taiwan. |
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Tipping is optional. It is usual,
however, to tip hotel porters and for restaurant service. A 10%
service charge and a 5% value-added tax are added to room rates
and meals. |
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