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[[Image:Shilin_night_market_food_court.jpg|right|100px]]
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... that '''[[Shilin Night Market]]''' (pictured) is the largest and most well known [[night market]] in [[Taiwan]] having been established as a day market in [[1909]] and since expanded to encompass two district sections.
... that '''[[Shilin Night Market]]''' (pictured) is the largest and most well known [[night market]] in [[Taiwan]] having been established as a day market in [[1909]] and since expanded to encompass two district sections.


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... that the '''[[Ume|Plum Blossom]]''' is the [[national flower]] of the [[Republic of China]] on Taiwan and features prominently on [[currency]] and other [[emblem]]s.
... that the '''[[Ume|Plum Blossom]]''' is the [[national flower]] of the [[Republic of China]] on Taiwan and features prominently on [[currency]] and other [[emblem]]s.


... that '''[[Acer (company)|Acer]]''' is ranked as one of the world's top five branded [[Personal_computer|PC]] vendors and has a history dating to [[1976]].
... that '''[[Acer (company)|Acer]]''' is ranked as one of the world's top five branded [[Personal computer|PC]] vendors and has a history dating to [[1976]].


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;October 2005
;October 2005
[[Image:National_palace_museum_2.jpg|100px|left]] ... that the '''[[National Palace Museum]]''' ([[Traditional Chinese character|Chinese:]] 國立故宮博物院, [[Pinyin]]: Gúolì Gùgōng Bówùyùan) which was first established in [[Beijing]] on October 10, 1925 and later moved to [[Taipei]] is said to hold one of the largest collection of Chinese artifacts and [[Chinese art|artwork]] in the world.
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:National palace museum 2.jpg|100px|left]] -->... that the '''[[National Palace Museum]]''' ([[Traditional Chinese character|Chinese:]] 國立故宮博物院, [[Pinyin]]: Gúolì Gùgōng Bówùyùan) which was first established in [[Beijing]] on October 10, 1925 and later moved to [[Taipei]] is said to hold one of the largest collection of Chinese artifacts and [[Chinese art|artwork]] in the world.

Revision as of 00:46, 3 October 2011

May 2006

... that Shilin Night Market (pictured) is the largest and most well known night market in Taiwan having been established as a day market in 1909 and since expanded to encompass two district sections.

... that Taiwanese hot springs has been developed since 1893 and that undersea spas can only be found in Italy, Japan, and Taiwan.

... that Taihoku Imperial University was the first institution of higher education in Taiwan and was founded by the Empire of Japan in 1928.

... that the Plum Blossom is the national flower of the Republic of China on Taiwan and features prominently on currency and other emblems.

... that Acer is ranked as one of the world's top five branded PC vendors and has a history dating to 1976.


October 2005

... that the National Palace Museum (Chinese: 國立故宮博物院, Pinyin: Gúolì Gùgōng Bówùyùan) which was first established in Beijing on October 10, 1925 and later moved to Taipei is said to hold one of the largest collection of Chinese artifacts and artwork in the world.