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- May 2006
... that Shilin Night Market (pictured) is the largest and most well known night market in Taiwan having been established as a day market in 1909 and since expanded to encompass two district sections.
... that Taiwanese hot springs has been developed since 1893 and that undersea spas can only be found in Italy, Japan, and Taiwan.
... that Taihoku Imperial University was the first institution of higher education in Taiwan and was founded by the Empire of Japan in 1928.
... that the Plum Blossom is the national flower of the Republic of China on Taiwan and features prominently on currency and other emblems.
... that Acer is ranked as one of the world's top five branded PC vendors and has a history dating to 1976.
- October 2005
... that the National Palace Museum (Chinese: 國立故宮博物院, Pinyin: Gúolì Gùgōng Bówùyùan) which was first established in Beijing on October 10, 1925 and later moved to Taipei is said to hold one of the largest collection of Chinese artifacts and artwork in the world.