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Taipei 101, Grand Hotel, Shilin night market

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August 20th 2009
Right, today is going to be different. I've had about four hours sleep (the lag is really playing havoc with my body clock) but I wake up full of positivity. I fire a quick email off to Martin asking for some help on getting a phone and then head out. Today I'm going to visit Taipei 101 which at the time of writing is officially the tallest building in the world at 509 metres in height. ... read more

Asia » Taiwan

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In 1895, military defeat forced China to cede Taiwan to Japan. Taiwan reverted to Chinese control after World War II. Following the Communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government using th... ... read more