Taipei
The honour guard drills at Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall run hourly, 9:00 to 17:00, outside on the front steps, and stop in rain. The hall opens 9:00–18:00; MRT Exit 3.
Official sources checked 2026-10-24Taiwan's convenience store density is real, but the world ranking is undocumented. Official counts, both density bases, and the services a visitor can use.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingCPBL seats are split by team and the cheering is led from a stage. Compare six clubs ticket platforms, what a passport gets you, and verified 2026 prices.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingTaipei has almost no public bins and takes household rubbish only from a truck you meet in person, using a paid city bag. Here is what each stay type actually has to do.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingTaipei's city trails and Yangmingshan's main paths need no permit. High routes in Yushan, Taroko and Shei-Pa need a free park permit and usually a police mountain permit.
Official sources checked 2026-10-03Taiwan regulates hot springs by law, and most public pools require swimwear rather than ban it. What each bath type expects and how to check a venue is legal.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingTaiwan registered 12,397 temples at the end of 2025, fewer than its convenience stores. The claim holds only if churches count too. Every figure dated.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingTaiwan's 2027 Lunar New Year break runs 4–10 February; New Year's Eve is 5 February. What closes in Taipei, when train booking opens, and the taxi surcharge.
Official sources checked 2026-10-23Taipei's National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine is free and open daily 9:00–17:00, with the honour guard changing every hour. Closure days and how to get there.
Official sources checked 2026-10-29National Taiwan Museum charges NT$30 for the main building and Natural History Branch, or NT$130 for all four sites on one day. Closed Mondays; open 9:30–17:00.
Official sources checked 2026-10-25Taipei 101 observatory tickets cost NT$600 for adults, NT$980 with the 101st floor and NT$1,200 for the fast pass. Hours, last entry, booking and weather rules.
Official sources checked 2026-10-08Taipei Fine Arts Museum costs NT$30 for adults, with free entry after 17:00 and until 20:30 on Saturdays. Closed Mondays; walk from MRT Yuanshan Exit 1.
Official sources checked 2026-10-25An orientation to Taipei's layout, transit basics, and pacing decisions for first-time visitors, pointing toward deeper guides on transit, money, and arrival rather than repeating them.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingLongshan Temple publishes a six-step route that never tells you to light incense, and Xingtian Kong removed its burner in 2014. The order, the moon blocks, the changes.
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