Editing Taipei (section)

====Shopping and recreation====
{{Main|Shopping in Taipei}}
Taipei is known for its many [[Night markets in Taiwan|night market]]s, which include the [[Shilin Night Market]] in the [[Shilin District]]. The surrounding streets by Shilin Night Market are extremely crowded during the evening, usually opening late afternoon and operating well past midnight. Most night markets feature individual stalls selling a mixture of food, clothing, and consumer goods.

[[File:Ximending at night.jpg|thumb|The busy streets of [[Ximending]] at night]]

[[Ximending]] has been an area for shopping and entertainment since the 1930s. Historic structures include a concert hall, a historic cinema, and the [[Red House Theater]]. Modern structures house karaoke businesses, art film cinemas, wide-release movie cinemas, electronic stores, and a wide variety of restaurants and fashion clothing stores.{{sfnp|Kelly|2007|p=99}} The pedestrian area is especially popular with teens and has been called the "[[Harajuku]]" of Taipei.<ref>{{cite book |last=Iwabuchi |first=Kōichi |title=Feeling Asian modernities: transnational consumption of Japanese TV dramas |publisher=Hong Kong University Press |year=2004 |page=111 |isbn=962-209-632-8}}</ref>

The newly developed [[Xinyi District, Taipei|Xinyi District]] is popular with tourists and locals alike for its many entertainment and shopping venues, as well as being the home of [[Taipei 101]], a prime tourist attraction. Malls in the area include the sprawling [[Mitsukoshi|Shin Kong Mitsukoshi]] complex, Breeze Center, Bellavita, Taipei 101 mall, [[Eslite Bookstore]]'s flagship store (which includes a boutique mall), The Living Mall, ATT shopping mall, and the Vieshow Cinemas (formerly known as Warner Village). The Xinyi district also serves as the center of Taipei's active nightlife, with several popular lounge bars and nightclubs concentrated in a relatively small area around the Neo19, ATT 4 FUN and Taipei 101 buildings.

The thriving shopping area around [[Taipei Main Station]] includes the [[Taipei Underground Market]] and the original Shin Kong [[Mitsukoshi]] department store at [[Shin Kong Life Tower]]. Other popular shopping destinations include the [[Zhongshan Metro Mall]], [[Dihua Street]] and the [[Guang Hua Digital Plaza]]. The [[Miramar Entertainment Park]] is known for its large Ferris wheel and [[IMAX]] theater.

Taipei maintains an extensive system of parks, green spaces, and nature preserves. Parks and forestry areas of note in and around the city include [[Yangmingshan National Park]], [[Taipei Zoo]] and [[Daan Forest Park|Da-an Forest Park]].  Located {{cvt|10|km|mi|sp=us}} north of the city center, [[Yangmingshan National Park]] is visited for its cherry blossoms, [[hot springs]], and sulfur deposits. It is the home of writer [[Lin Yutang]], the summer residence of [[Chiang Kai-shek]], residences of foreign diplomats, the [[Chinese Culture University]], the meeting place of the now defunct [[National Assembly of the Republic of China]], and the [[Kuomintang]] Party Archives. The [[Taipei Zoo]] was founded in 1914 and covers an area of 165 hectares for animal sanctuary.

[[Bitan]] is known for boating and water sports. [[Tamsui District|Tamsui]] is a popular sea-side resort town. Ocean beaches are accessible in several directions from Taipei.