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Taipei, Taiwan

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The Resume

    (1790- )
    Founded by a farmer from Fukien Province, China (1790)
    Prefecture of Taipei established (1875)
    Seized by the Japanese with the rest of Taiwan (1895)
    Returned to Chinese control after World War II
    Capital of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (1949- )
    Subject of massive industrialization during the 1960s
    Mildly impacted by an earthquake (1999)
    Home of the 1,674 foot world's tallest building, Taipei 101 (completed October 2003)

Why Taipei, Taiwan might be annoying:

    The streets are congested with motorcycles.
    During its early history, the population, which was from different areas of China, fought amongst themselves, culminating in a major battle (1853).
    A substantial number of its roads were built under Japanese rule.
    It was the scene of massive riots (1947).
    Real estate is extremely expensive.
    The airport is about an hour and a half away.

Why Taipei, Taiwan might not be annoying:

    Even though it is densely populated, there are still substantially sized gardens and parks, as well as trees.
    It has a large number of high-tech industries that make products such as computers and TVs.
    No matter where you are in the city, taxis are available.
    It has an excellent subway system.
    There is a gigantic museum of ancient Chinese artifacts that was evacuated by the Nationalists from mainland China in 1949.
    It has numerous skyscrapers, some of which have viewing platforms of the entire city.
    It is one of Asia's major ports.
    There is a large night life scene.
    Home of the tallest building in the world: the Taipei 101 Tower, which is 508 meters (over 1600 feet) tall and was built in less than 5 years (completed 2004).

Credit: Wang


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 15 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 24 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 70.83% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 44 Votes: 68.18% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 66 Votes: 57.58% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 185 Votes: 42.16% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 202 Votes: 60.40% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 247 Votes: 58.30% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 147 Votes: 60.54% Annoying