Zhongxiao Dunhua Station
Zhongxiao Dunhua (, formerly transliterated as Chunghsiao Tunhua Station until 2003) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. Station overview The three-level, underground station with an island platform and eight exits. It is located around the intersection of Zhongxiao East Rd. and Dunhua South Rd (hence the name of the station). It connects through the East Metro Mall to the neighboring Zhongxiao Fuxing station. History *24 December 1999: Begins service with the opening of the Taipei City Hall to Longshan Temple segment. *3 May 2009: A 62-year-old woman jumped off platform 2 and was immediately killed. The Taipei City Hall- Zhongxiao Fuxing segment was single-tracked until past midnight. Station layout Exits *Exit 1: No.175, Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 4 *Exit 2: No.203, Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 4 Escalator *Exit 3: No.182, Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 4 (Ming Yao Department Store) Escalator *Exit 4: No.166, Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 4 (San Want Hotel) *Exit 5: No.148, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Taipei Metro
Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei City, New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the State-owned enterprise, government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation, which also operates the Maokong Gondola. Taipei Metro was the first metro system ever built in Taiwan. The initial network was approved for construction in 1986 and work began two years later. It began operations on March 28, 1996, and by 2000, 62 stations were in service across three main lines. Over the next nine years, the number of passengers had increased by 70%. Since 2008, the network has expanded to 131 stations and the passenger count has grown by another 66%. The system has been praised by locals for its effectiveness in relieving growing traffic congestion in Taipei and its surrounding satellite towns, with over two million trips made daily. History Proposal and construction The idea of constructing the Taipei Metro was fir ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Metro Station
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall () is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is named after the nearby Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall. Station overview This two-level, underground station consists of an island platform and five exits. It is located at the intersection of Zhongxiao East Rd. and Guangfu South Rd. Due to crowding during New Year's festivities, automatic platform gates have been installed at this station.http://61.222.185.194/?FID=6&CID=47840 台灣新生報 , 防跳軌 北捷增3站設月台門 History *24 December 1999: Opened for service with the opening of the Taipei City Hall←→ Longshan Temple segment. Station layout Exits *Exit 1: No.327, Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 4 *Exit 2: No.304, Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 4 *Exit 3: Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 4 and Guangfu S. Rd. *Exit 4: No.400, Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 4 *Exit 5: No.345, Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 4 Around the station * Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall * Taipei International Convention Center * Taipei Dome ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lee Shih-chiao
Lee Shih-chiao (; 13 July 1908 – 7 July 1995) was a Taiwanese painter. His art education and career began when Taiwan was under Japanese rule. Most of his paintings were realistic, but he also created some cubist works in his mid-life. He contributed significantly to art in Taiwan, as an artist and educator. The Lee Shih-chiao Museum of Art was established in 1992, three years before his death. Early life Lee Shih-chiao was a Taiwanese oil painter born in Shinshō (the present-day Xinzhuang Township, Taipei County) on 13 July 1908. Lee was the third of seven children born to his parents, who were farmers. Education In 1923, he entered Taipei Normal School (台北師範學校), and began to receive formal art education under Ishikawa Kinichiro. Lee was also a student of Yoshimura Yoshimatsu. After the normal school was divided, Lee transferred to the Taipei Second Normal School. In 1927, his watercolor painting entitled Taipei Bridge was selected for the first Taiwan Art Exhib ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Station (Taipei Metro)
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall () is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is named after the nearby Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall. Station overview This two-level, underground station consists of an island platform and five exits. It is located at the intersection of Zhongxiao East Rd. and Guangfu South Rd. Due to crowding during New Year's festivities, automatic platform gates have been installed at this station.http://61.222.185.194/?FID=6&CID=47840 台灣新生報 , 防跳軌 北捷增3站設月台門 History *24 December 1999: Opened for service with the opening of the Taipei City Hall←→ Longshan Temple segment. Station layout Exits *Exit 1: No.327, Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 4 *Exit 2: No.304, Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 4 *Exit 3: Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 4 and Guangfu S. Rd. *Exit 4: No.400, Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 4 *Exit 5: No.345, Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 4 Around the station * Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall * Taipei International Convention Center * Taipei Dome ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Breeze Center
Breeze Center () is a shopping center in Songshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. History The site was originally the production plants of HeySong Corporation. The shopping center began construction in 1998. The center was opened on 26 October 2001 by founder Paul Liao. Transportation The shopping center is accessible within walking distance North from Zhongxiao Fuxing Station of the Taipei Metro Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei City, New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the State-owned enterprise, government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation .... See also * List of shopping malls in Taipei References External links Official website 2001 establishments in Taiwan Shopping malls established in 2001 Shopping malls in Taipei {{Taiwan-mall-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Singapore Trade Office In Taipei
The Singapore Trade Office in Taipei () is the List of diplomatic missions of Singapore, representative office of Singapore in Taiwan located in Daan District, Taipei, Da'an District, Taipei, Taiwan. It was first established in 1979 as the Trade Representative Office, before adopting its present name in 1990.''American Journal of Chinese Studies'' Volumes 3–4, American Association for Chinese Studies, 1996, page 170 Its counterpart body in Singapore is the Taipei Representative Office in Singapore. Mission To safeguard the interests of Singaporeans visiting, living, studying and working in Taiwan, and to promote economic and cultural links between Singapore and Taiwan.Transportation The office is accessible within walking di ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eslite Bookstore
Eslite Bookstore () is one of the largest retail bookstore chains in Taiwan. It also offers one of the largest selections of English-language publications and translation materials in Taiwan. Its headquarters is in Xinyi District, Taipei. Brief history Eslite was established in 1989 by Robert Wu Ching-yu. The first shop was located in Dunhua South Road, Daan District, Taipei, with a focus and emphasis on art and humanities-related books. Since then, the company has expanded and set up more shops and increased its range of titles on offer. Eslite Bookstore was the first to set up a 24-hour bookstore in Taiwan at its Dunhua store, attracting night-time readers. Eslite also expanded into retail, and opened up Eslite Mall. Chronology *1974: established Chen-Jian Corp, importing whole set kitchenware. *1989: established Eslite Corp, first Eslite bookstore built at Taipei Dunhua South Road. *1996: established Eslite Retail Group. *2000: established Eslite Transportation Group, e ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zhongxiao Fuxing Metro Station
Zhongxiao Fuxing (, formerly transliterated as Chunghsiao Fuhsing Station until 2003) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It had a ridership of 20.688 million entries and exits in 2017. Station overview The station has both underground and elevated sections: two levels are underground (servicing Blue Line) and four levels above ground (servicing Brown Line). The station has two side platforms, one island platform, and five exits. Brown Line platforms are equipped with platform screen doors and Blue Line platforms are equipped with automatic platform gates. Washrooms are located inside and outside the paid area of the station. The station is situated at the intersection of Zhongxiao East Road and Fuxing South Road. The station features four long escalators directly connecting the B3 concourse level with the third-floor platforms. These escalators handle 96,000 transferring passengers daily. On 31 March 2017, Taipei Metro Corporation announced that es ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Far Eastern Hospital Metro Station
Far Eastern Hospital () is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. Station layout The two-level underground station makes use of island platforms and has three exits. The station is 243 meters long and 20.5 meters wide. Blue line trains from Kunyang or Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center terminate here during non-rush hours. Design The entrance to the station was designed as an arch bridge (from "qiao" in Banqiao, meaning "bridge"). It is also meant to represent a "cloud wall", a characteristic of traditional Chinese gardening; the station is located next to Yuanzhi Memorial Garden. Public art in the station consists of a piece titled "River Romance", which combined LED lamps with glass sticks to create a color-changing "river of time". Poems are engraved on the glass sticks, which look like moving waves from a distance. Around the station * Far Eastern Memorial Hospital * Asia Eastern University of Science and Technology Asia Eastern University of Science ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dingpu Metro Station
Dingpu station is a subway station of Taipei Metro. This station is a 2 km extension to and the western terminus of the Bannan line. Dingpu station is located in Tucheng District, New Taipei City. Construction began in January 2010 and commercial service was scheduled to begin in 2013. Commercial service was scheduled to begin in 2014, but was pushed back to 6 July 2015. It will be the eastern terminus for the New Taipei Metro Sanying line in 2023. Station layout The four-level, underground station with island platforms. It is 292 meters in length and 21 meters in width, and it has adopted the cut-and-cover method for construction. Four exits are built. It is located beneath Lane 118 and 52 on Zhongyang Rd. It is currently the southernmost station in the Taipei Metro. It is a planned transfer station with the Sanying Line (as an elevated station). Design Station design takes into account Tucheng's early coal industry (Haishan Coal Mine area), Army Logistics School, hig ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |