Taiwan, also known as the Republic of China, was founded in 1949 on the island of Taiwan following the defeat of the Nationalists in the Chinese civil war. Taiwan has enjoyed a steady development since it was founded, and is nowadays a tech powerhouse, supplying the world with computer components, notebooks, semiconductors and more. Taiwan is a small mountaneous island in the China sea with 23 million inhabitants. Its capital is Taipei.
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223 photos of Taipei, the capital of Taiwan
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89 photos of Kaohsiung, the largest harbour and second largest city of Taiwan
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87 photos of the Alishan National Scenic Area, a mountaineous region in Taiwan famous for its beautiful scenery
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24 photos of Guanziling and the Dongshan coffee road to the northeast of Tainan in southern Taiwan
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61 photos of Tainan, the oldest city of Taiwan and its former capital
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50 photos of Lugang, a small city in western Taiwan with a very well preserved historic core
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13 photos of Hualian, a city on the east coast of Taiwan, the major access gateway to the Taroko national park
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9 photos of Ruisui, a small town on the east coast of Taiwan known for its hot springs
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18 photos of the Taroko national park, the major natural highlight of Taiwan
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21 photos of the Chung Tai Chan Buddhist temple in central Taiwan
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16 photos of the Sun Moon lake and the scenic area in central Taiwan
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36 photos of Taichung, a large city in the west of Taiwan
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