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  2. History of Taipei - Wikipedia

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    The recorded history of Taipei began with the Han Chinese settling of the Taipei Basin in 1709, leading up to the formation of the national capital of Taiwan and high-tech industry hub and that is now Taipei City. Other notable dates include the 1895 annexation of Taiwan by Japan, during which Taipei began to grow more rapidly, and in the 1950s ...

  3. Taipei - Wikipedia

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    Taipei (/ ˌ t aɪ ˈ p eɪ / ⓘ; Chinese: 臺北; pinyin: Táiběi), [4] officially Taipei City, [I] is the capital [a] and a special municipality of Taiwan. [7] [8] Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of the northern port city of Keelung.

  4. Chinese Taipei - Wikipedia

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    Chinese Taipei is long and narrow that lies north to south", and "Chinese Taipei is a special island and its Capital Taipei is a great place to experience Taipei's culture." In response, the guide was withdrawn and shortly thereafter re-issued with the designation "Taiwan" reinstated.

  5. Taihoku Prefecture - Wikipedia

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    Taihoku Prefecture. Taihoku Prefecture (臺北州; Taihoku-shū) was an administrative division of Taiwan created in 1920, during Japanese rule.The prefecture consisted of modern-day Keelung, New Taipei City, Taipei and Yilan County.

  6. Retrocession of Taiwan - Wikipedia

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    Surrender ceremony in Taipei. On 25 October 1945, the Japanese surrender ceremony in Taiwan took place at 10 a.m. at the Taipei Public Hall. The surrendering party was the Japanese Empire's 10th Area Army, represented by Governor-General of Taiwan and 10th Area Army Commander General Rikichi Andō. Chen Yi represented the Allied Commander-in ...

  7. Walls of Taipei - Wikipedia

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    The Taipei City Walls (Chinese: 臺北府城; pinyin: Táiběi Fǔchéng) were constructed in 1884 in Taipeh Prefecture, Taiwan, Qing dynasty (modern-day Taipei, Taiwan). Shortly after the Qing dynasty established Taipei Prefecture in 1875, Prefect Chen Hsing-chü (陳星聚) ordered the foundation of a new prefectural capital with enclosing ...

  8. Bopiliao Historic Block - Wikipedia

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    The Bopiliao Historic Block (Chinese: 剝皮寮; pinyin: Bōpílíao; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pak-phê-liâu) is a historic street in Wanhua, Taipei, Taiwan.The block is made almost completely of one or two story brick buildings, many dating over 200 years ago and was one of the earliest commercial districts in northern Taiwan.

  9. Microsoft Mahjong - Wikipedia

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    An older version of the game was known as Taipei and was bundled in Microsoft Entertainment Pack 1 and Best of Microsoft Entertainment Pack. [7] [8] That version included 32,767 possible configurations. [9] A mobile version of the game was released on iOS and Android, known as Mahjong by Microsoft. [10]