Live Webcam Taipei, Xinyi District

Xinyi District, Chinese: 信義區, is the central and financial district of Taipei City, home to the Taipei City Hall and Taipei City Council. It is also home to the Taipei International Convention Center and the Taipei World Trade Center, opened in January 1986, which brings together in one place exhibition space, meeting rooms, office space, hotels and more. Xinyi is considered the main shopping district of not only of Taipei, but of all of Taiwan, as it is home to many major shopping centers, department stores, and entertainment centers. The Xinyi district is home to the Taipei 101 mixed-use skyscraper, which is the tallest building in Taiwan, the 5th tallest in Asia and the 10th tallest in the world. The height of this 101-story skyscraper is 509.2 meters. It was built from 1999 to 2003 and was the world’s tallest skyscraper from 2004 to 2008.

Taipei is the capital and one of the largest cities of the partially recognized state of Taiwan (Republic of China). According to the official position of the PRC: Taipei is the capital of Taiwan Province of the PRC. The Republic of China occupies the island of Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean, located 150 kilometers off the east coast of mainland China. The Taiwan Strait of the South China Sea separates the island of Taiwan from the Chinese mainland. The capital of Taiwan, Taipei City, is located in the Taipei Basin in the northern part of the island. The city covers an area of 271.8 square kilometers and has a population of over 2.7 million.