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Last-modified: 1996/08/31

  "soc.culture.taiwan" Frequently-Asked Questions -- Tourism

                                by

                          Tung-chiang Yang 
                         tcyang@netcom.com


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***** FAQ's of SCT *****
<< Tourism >>
  (T. 1)  Where should I go when I visit Taiwan?
  (T. 2)  What are the prohibited and restricted articles when I enter/
	  leave Taiwan?
  (T. 3)  Where can I find foreign books in Taiwan?
  (T. 4)  Can I bring some electrical appliances into Taiwan?
  (T. 5)  Is there any Internet cafe in Taiwan?
  (T. 6)  Where can I find the representative offices for Taiwan in
	  other countries?

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(T. 1)  Where should I go when I visit Taiwan?

   Well, this is a tough question ......  The answer really depends on
   what you are interested in.  Different friends might give you diffe-
   rent answers.  The list below at least gives you some rough ideas.

   * Taipei Zoo (Taipei City)

        This zoo is located in the Wen-shan District in Taipei, and also
        the southern terminus of the Brown line (Mu-cha) Metroline
        System.  It covers 182 acres and is considered one of the major
        zoos in Eastern Asia.

        Among the displays the "Butterfly Aviary" and the "Nocturnal
        House" are two musts.  For the former, there is a large green-
        house in which the visitors walk through a wooden walkway while
        observing the flying butterflies.  For the latter, smaller noc-
        turnal animails are in the indoor display where the lighting
        conditions are reversed as compared to the outside.

        The male Indian elephant "Wang Lin" is a legend of the zoo.  It
        served in WWII and it is now 77 years old.

   * 228 Peace Park (Taipei City)

        This park, previously known as "New Park" which is close to the
        Presidential Building, can be regarded as a good place to take
        refuge from the downtown chaos.  Taiwan Provincial Museum (cur-
        rently in a reconstruction phase and is close to the public)
        lies in the north side of the park, where some interesting arti-
        facts made by Taiwanese aborigines are in display.

        This park becomes a totally different place in the evening as
        transvestites and gays took it over.

   * Hua-shi Street (Taipei City)

        Hua-shi Street, also known as the Snake Alley, reminds people
        of the snake soup and snake bile, though currently some wild-
        life protection laws in Taiwan have effectively removed this
        business here.  Nevertheless, it is a decent night market and
        worth your visit if you enjoy crowds.  It is usually active
        from around 19:00 to midnight.

        Traditional Chinese herbalists consider the snake meat as an
        aphrodisiac, and therefore some brothels exist in adjacent
        alleys.  Recently the thug-like pimps might become more aggres-
        sive for business.  Try to have a buddy with you if you are a
        male.

   * National Palace Museum (Taipei City)

        This museum, located in Waishuanghsi, Shihlin, is considered one
        of the four best museums in the world, in line with Louvre,
        British Museum and Metropolitan Museum of Art.  It also holds
        the greatest collection of Chinese antiques in the world, around
        700,000 items.  Among the collections, the "Jade Cabbage" might
        be the most famous one which was carved on a piece of partially-
        green jade. 

        Free English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean and
        Chinese tours are available.

   * Tanshui Hung-mao Cheng (Taipei County)

        This fort, previously named Fort Santo Domingo, was built by the
        Spanish and later held by the Dutch.  At that time local people
        called the Dutch "the red-haired people", and this name is used
        until present times.  There are four antique cannons in front of
        the fort which were built during the early nineteenth century.

   * Yehliu (Wild Willow) (Taipei County)

        Yehliu is noted for its fantastic rock formations due to constant
        erosions by the waves.

   * Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village (Nantou County)

        This Village is a 62-acre outdoor museum with exhibitions on the
        culture and art for the nine surviving aborigine tribes, namely
        Ami, Atayal, Bunun, Paiwan, Puyuma, Rukai, Saisiat, Tsou, and
        Yami.  Tribal dance performances are available.

   * East-west Cross-island Highway (Hualien, Taichung Counties)

        This highway, officially Provincial Route 8, is rated as one of
        Asia's most beautiful mountain road, especially the section from
        the eastern entrance at Taroko to Tienhsiang, which is around 10
        miles (16 km) long.  Swallow's Grotto, Tunnel of Nine Turns
        and Tienhsiang are some of the most scenary points along the
        road.  They are also the points of interests of Taroko National
        Park.

        A branch of this highway connects Tayuling and Wu-she, climbs up
        more than 10000 feet high and passes a grassland formed by arrow
        bamboos.  Hohuanshan, Taiwan's only skitraining center, is ac-
        cessable from this branch.

   * Yushan National Park

        This is the national park with the largest hinterland in Taiwan.
        Yushan, with a height of 3950 m, is the highest peak in eastern
        Asia.  A pedestrian trail, Patungkuan Ancient Trail, connects
        Shuili, Nantou and Yuli, Hualien.  It was built up in the Ching
        Dynasty.

   * Chaotien Temple (Yunlin County)

        Peikang Chaotien Temple might be the Matsu Temple in Taiwan with
        the most believers.  It shows the typical temple architecture
        style in Taiwan.  (A recent fire might have closed this temple
        temporarily for visitors)

   * Lanyu (Orchid Island) (Taitung County)
	
        Located in the southeast of Taiwan, Lanyu is still inhabited by
        around 2000 oborigines, who still preserve their traditional
        lives, like wearing loincloths and rowing canoe-like small boats
        decorated by mysterical marks.

   (Note:  In some areas in Taiwan, especially for the wilderness area
           and/or some villages inhabitated by the aborigines in the
           mountainous region, a Class A/B Mountain Permit might be
           required for people other than the local residents.  Class B
           permits are easily obtained with a nominal fee and they are
           usually issued at the checkpoint with a valid ID in minutes.
           Class A permits must be applied in advance and they are
           quite difficult to obtain.  Contact

              Foreign Affairs Office,
              Taiwan Provincial Police Administration,
              7 Chunghsiao E. Road, Section 1, Taipei,
              Tel: 886-2-321-9011, Fax: 886-2-394-0584

           for further information.)


(T. 2)  What are the prohibited and restricted articles when I leave/
	enter Taiwan?

   First of all, prohibited and restricted articles for tourists travel-
   ling into or out of Taiwan might be changed frequently.  For the most
   up to date information, please contact

      Directorate General of Customs
      85 Hsinsheng South Road, Section 1
      Taipei, Taiwan 106, ROC
      Tel: 886-2-741-3181, 752-3355, 772-2392

   or

      Taipei Customs Bureau
      Chiang Kai-shek International Airport
      Taoyuan, Taiwan 339, ROC
      Tel: 886-3-398-2293, 2292, 2298,
           (080)311-006 (toll-free in Taiwan)

   Listed below is a partial list for the prohibited and restricted arti-
   cles when you enter Taiwan in addition to arms, opium, poppy seeds and
   other synthetic narcotics.  For some of them, you might declare them
   and place them in the warehouse of Civil Aeronautics Administration
   until departure.

   * Gambling tools, including lottery tickets issued in foreign coun-
     tries.
   * Obscene or indecent books, pictures and films.
   * Publications propagating Communism.
   * Articles produced, manufactured, originated and/or published in
     Mainland China.
   * Restricted substances and drugs of non-prescription and non-medicine
     nature (including marijuana).
   * Toy guns and gun-shaped appliances.
   * Articles infringing the rights of patents and/or copyrights.
   * Endangered species of wildlife or their products, unless a statement
     of concordance to import is obtained in advance.

   When you leave Taiwan, there are also certain articles prohibited in
   addition to arms and the narcotics.  A partial list is listed below.
   Some items in the previous list are also prohibited from being taken
   out of the country.

   * Copies of books, phonograph records, tapes and video tapes repro-
     duced without authorization from the original sources, unless they
     are for personal use.
   * Genuine Chinese antiques.
   * Contraband articles as specified by other laws, like false or prohi-
     bited medicine and animal specimens.

   There might be some constraints for the amount of gold, silver and
   cash allowed to be brought into and/or taken out of Taiwan, which
   might be changing frequently.  Check with the customs office in ad-
   vance.  Recently the amount of foreign currencies which can be brought
   out of Taiwan becomes unlimited, though you might have to declare
   them should they exceed some certain amount.  There is still a limit
   for taking New Taiwan Dollars outside Taiwan.

   (Reference: "The Republic of China Customs Hints for Passengers",
    published by the Directorate General of Customs, Taipei, October,
    1994)


(T. 3)  Where can I find foreign publications in Taiwan?

   In Taiwan, "foreign language" usually refers to English, especially
   American English.  Sometimes it also refers to Japanese.  Publications
   in other languages also exist, but they are "endangered".

   Most of the stores mentioned below carries the newspaper "USA Today".
   In some stores, "New York Times" and "San Francisco Chronicle" are
   also available.  Check out Tung-hua (Marco Polo) Bookstore at
   No. 77-1, Section 1, Chung-ching South Road, Taipei, if you are
   looking for more newspapers from the U.S.

   Kuang-tung Department Store for Books at No. 60, Section 1, Chung-
   ching South Road, Taipei seems to carry a wide selection for American
   magazines, including those on computers (PC Magazine, BYTE and even
   Computer Shopper), fashions, and recreations.  Their prices are
   around 2 to 4 times those in the U.S.

   The bookstore which offers probably the widest selection of American
   publications might be the Cave Books (Tung-huang) at No. 103, Chung-
   shan North Road, Section 2, Taipei.  Another branch of the Cave Books
   is nearby, but this branch is for Chinese books only.  The branch in
   Tienmu at No. 5, Lane 38, Tienyu Street might be more convenient for
   people living in Northern Taipei.

   In eastern Taipei you can visit Kinokuniya Bookstore of Taiwan, which
   is located on the 7th floor of SOGO Department Store at No. 45, Sec-
   tion 4, Chung-hsiao East Road with phone number 886-2-721-2304.  This
   is probably the largest bookstore in Taiwan which offers a wide selec-
   tion of Japanese books.  It also offers the service to order Japanese
   books which are not available in the store.  Branches of Kinokuniya
   in Taichung and Kaohsiung are located at

      7th Floor, A Building, Chung-you Department Store
      No. 161, Section 3, San-min Road, Taichung, Tel: 886-4-225-0695

   and

      10th Floor, Ishitan Ta-lih Department Store
      No. 59, Wu Fu San Road, Kaohsiung, Tel: 886-7-272-5120.

   Kinokuniya also has another branch in Tienmu area, Taipei.  At least
   the Kinokuniya in eastern Taipei also carries a lot of English books.

   Hsin-shueh-you Bookstore (New Schoolmate) at No. 259, Section 1,
   Tung-hua South Road, Taipei is also in eastern Taipei.  It has less
   collections for American books and Japanese magazines, but it still
   deserves your visit if you are a lover for American glossy-covered
   paperback bestsellers.  In the basement level there is a small sec-
   tion for DIY materials, including those for autos and gardenings.

   Like Kinokuniya, Cave Books and Hsin-shueh-you Bookstore also have
   branches in Kaohsiung and Taichung.  Their addresses are as follows.

      Cave Books:
         No. 302 Taichung Kang Road, Taichung,
         No. 76-78, Wufu-4 Road, Kaohsiung,
      Hsin-shueh-you Bookstore:
         No. 32 Lyuchuan East Road, Taichung,
         No. 18, Chungcheng-2 Road, Kaohsiung;

   Tower Records has branches in Taipei, too, where you can find some
   CD's, cassettes and laserdiscs for pop songs, classical music and
   movies.  It also carries CD's from Taiwanese and Hongkong singers.
   The largest branch is located at No. 12, Cheng-tu Road, Taipei, which
   is around the removed circle in the Chung-hua Road area.  Another
   branch is in the eastern Taipei around Ting-hao Market, just above a
   KFC restaurant.  This eastern branch also carries a few US newspapers
   and some magazines, though most of them are music or pop oriented.


(T. 4)  Can I bring some electrical appliances into Taiwan?

   In answering this question, we will concentrate on the technical
   issue instead of the legal and tax ones.  Of course, here only some
   small personal appliances are discussed (cellular phones cannot be
   brought into Taiwan without prior permission from Ministry of
   Transportations and Communications).

   Eletricity company in Taiwan, like the United States, provides power
   at 110V AC rating (sometimes you might see people using 110/117/120
   instead.  They are all equivalent).  Therefore in most cases, small
   appliances originated from the U.S. can be brought to Taiwan and
   ready for use without power incompatibility.  Sometimes some recep-
   tacles in Taiwan were provided with 220/240V AC rating for air condi-
   tioners, but it should be easy to tell them from the common 110V ones.

   The power rating might be compatible, but it is not necessarily the
   case for the plugs and receptacles.  In Taiwan, most wall receptacles
   are for two-prong plugs with blade prongs of the same width.  Newer
   appliances in the U.S. are equipped with three-prong plugs, like
   laptop computers and camcorder battery chargers.  Therefore if you
   are travelling to Taiwan with these devices, you are recommended to
   bring with you at least one extension cord with 2-prong plugs
   (usually one prong wider than the other) whose receptacles accepts
   3-prong plugs.

   In Taiwan, television sets are designed to receive NTSC signals, and
   camcorders, VCR's, television sets and VHS video cassettes are compa-
   tible among the countries adopting NTSC system, like Taiwan, Canada,
   Japan, Korea, Mexico, the U.S. and some other countries in central
   America.  If you come from other areas, your appliances might accept
   PAL or SECAM signals and these video appliances cannot be readily
   used in Taiwan.

   (Reference: "Electrical Wiring FAQ" by Chris Lewis at
               "clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca" and "Sony Video Camera
               Recorder CCD-V701 Operating Instructions" published in
               1991)


(T. 5)  Is there any Internet cafe in Taiwan?

   Yes.  You can go to

      http://www.hinet.net/hinet_v3/coffee.htm

   to take a look (Note: this page requires Chinese Big5 encoding/decoding
   environments).  Some of their Web sites are listed below:

   Taipei:
      East:
         http://203.70.203.99/       (Internet Cafe Partner)
         http://www.cybergarden.com.tw/  (Cybergarden Cafe)
         http://www.cyberhause.com.tw/  (Cyber House)
         http://www.netcafe.com.tw/  (Net Cafe)
         http://www.pe.com.tw/    (Palmtree CD/Net Teahouse)
        http://www.wangloo.com.tw/  (WangLoo Cyber Cafe)
         http://world.wonder.net.tw/~javacafe/
                                  (Java Business Cafe)
      West:
         http://www.easy-cafe.com.tw/  (Easy Cafe)
         http://www.kramer.com.tw/   (Kramer Internet Cafe)
      South:
         http://www.hypernet.com.tw/  (HyperNet Internet Cafe' Centra)
         http://www.cafe.hinet.net/  (Cyber Te@ House)
         http://www.shake.com.tw/ (Shake House Information Bar)
      North:
         http://www.yado.com.tw/     (Yado Cafe)
         http://www.yatai.com.tw/ (Yatai Cybercafe)
   Taoyuan:
      http://www.bitnet.com.tw/   (Bitnet Internet Cafe)
      http://www.threewell.com.tw/  (Net Start Cafe)
   Hsinchu:
      http://www.mercury.com.tw/  (Hyper Nova Internet Cafe)
      http://www.fido.net.tw/ourstory/  (Our Story)
      http://www.uranus.com.tw/   (Hyper Nova Internet Teahouse)
   Taichung:
      http://203.70.219.28/luici00.htm  (Luigi Lavazza Cafe & Network Shop)
      http://apple.ada.com.tw/    (Ada Cybercafe)
      http://www.etcafe.com.tw/   (ET & Cafe)
      http://www.topweb.com.tw/   (TopWeb Cafe)
   Chiayi:
      http://203.73.142.253/      (Emotion Cafeteria)
   Tainan:
      http://www.glnet.com.tw/    (Gold Life Internet Cafe)
   Kaohsiung:
      http://www.ufo.com.tw/cafe/ufocafe.htm
                                  (UFO Internet Restaurant)
      http://www.venus.com.tw/    (Planet Internet Cafe)


(T. 6)  Where can I find the representative offices for Taiwan in other
	countries?

   Theoretically the representative offices of a country should be
   called "embassies", which are usually located in the capitals of the
   residing countries, while those offices in the other major cities are
   called "consulates".  However, due to the diplomatic difficulties
   faced by Taiwan, Republic of China, most of these offices have alter-
   native names.  A partial listing of these offices are shown in the
   end of the answer part for this question.  For a complete listing of
   the representative offices all over the world, please check out

      gopher://serv.hinet.net:70/11/government/department/EY/mofa/roc

   for a listing updated by Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

   Note that for tourists from some eligible countries, including

      Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Japan,
      Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
      the United Kingdom, and the United States, 

   waiver of visa are now good for 14 days for free, or you can apply a
   land visa upon arrival for 30 days for NT$1500 (approximately
   US$60.00).  Please check the WWW page at

      http://www.taipei.org/whatsnew/visa.htm

   for details.

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   Embassy of the Republic of China, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa
      1147 Schoeman Street, Hatfield, Pretoria 0083
      Tel: (27-12)43-6071
      P.O. Box 649, Pretoria 0001 (Mailing address)

   Embassy of the Republic of China, Vatican City, Holy See
      Ambasciata Della Republica di Cina
      Presso la Santa Sede
      Piazza Delle Muse, 7
      00197 Roma, Italia
      Tel: (39-6)808-3166

   Embassy of the Republic of China, Panama City, Republic of Panama
      Edificio Torre Banco Union
      10=Piso
      Ave. Samuel Lewis
      Panama, Republica de Panama
      Tel: (507)23-3424
      Apartado 4285,              ( Mailing address )
      Panama 5, Republic of Panama

   Consulate-General of the Republic of China, Cape Town, Republic of
   South Africa
      735, 10th Floor, Main Tower
      Standard Bank Center
      Foreshore, Cape Town
      Republic of South Africa
      Tel: (27-21)418-1188
      P.O. Box 1122, Cape Town 8000 ( Mailing address )
      Republic of South Africa

   Consulate-General of the Republic of China, Johannesburg, Republic of
   South Africa
      10th Floor, Safren House
      19 Ameshoff St.
      Braamfontein, Johannesburg
      2001, Republic of South Africa
      Tel: (27-11)403-3281

   Beginning here, "Taipei Economic and Cultural Office" will be abbre-
   viated as "TECO".

   TECO Australia
      Unit 8, Tourism House
      40 Blackall Street
      Barton, Canberra
      ACT 2600, Australia
      Tel: (61-6)273-3344

   TECO Melbourne, Australia
      B407-408, World Trade Centre
      Cnr. Spencer & Flinders Sts.
      Melbourne, Australia
      Tel: (61-3)621-2981 (for foreigners' visas)
                     2980 (for economy/trade issues)
                     2985 (for personal passports)
                     2991 (for documents/certificates)
      P.O. Box 148  (Mailing address)
      World Trade Centre
      Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3005

   TECO Sydney, Australia
      Suite 1902, Level 19
      M.L.C. Centre, King St.
      Sydney, N.S.W. 2000, Australia
      Tel: (61-2)223-3207

   Chung Hwa Travel Service Hong Kong
      4th Floor, Lippo Tower
      Lippo Centre, No. 89,
      Queensway, Hongkong
      Tel: (852)525-8315
      G.P.O. Box 13485            ( Mailing address )
      General Post Office, Hong Kong

   Taipei Economic and Trade Office, Jakarta, Indonesia
      7th Floor, Wisma Dinarmala, Sakti
      Jl. Jend Sudirman No. 32
      Jakarta 10220, Indonesia
      Tel: (62-21)570-3047
      P.O. Box 2922               ( Mailing address )
      Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia

   Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan
      20-2, Shiroganedai 5-Chome
      Minato-Ku, Tokyo 108, Japan
      Tel: (81-3)3280-7811

   TECO in Osaka
      Tel: (81-6)443-8481
      ( Note: There is a branch in Fukuoka with phone number
              (81-92)473-6655~7 )

   Yokohama Branch, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in
   Japan
      2nd Floor, Asahiseime Yokohama Bldg.
      No. 60 Nihonohdori, Nakaku,
      Yokohama, Japan
      Tel: (81-45)641-7730

   Taipei Trade and Tourism Office, Macau
      EDF Commercial Central 15 Andar
      Avenida Infante D. Henrique
      No. 60-64, Macau
      Tel: (853)30-6282
      Taipei Trade and Tourism Office  ( Mailing address )
      P.O. Box 3072, Macau

   TECO in Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
      9.01 Level 9, Amoda Building
      22, Jalan Imbi,
      55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
      Tel: (60-3)242-5549
                 241-0015

   TECO, New Zealand
      21F, 105 The Terrace
      Wellington, New Zealand
      Tel: (64-4)473-6474
      P.O.Box 10-250, The Terrace
      Wellington, New Zealand
      ( Note: There is a branch in Auckland with phone number
              (64-9)303-3903 )

   TECO in the Philippines
      28th Floor, Pacific Star Bldg.
      Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue
      Corner Makati Avenue
      Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
      Tel: (63-2)892-1381
      P.O. Box 1097  ( Mailing address )
      Makati Central Post Office
      1250 Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines

   Taipei Representative Office in Singapore, Republic of Singapore
      460 Alexandra Road
      #23-00 PSA Building
      Singapore 1511
      Tel: (65)278-6511
      Taipei Representative Office in Singapore ( Mailing address )
      PSA Building Post Office
      P.O. Box 381
      Singapore 9111

   Taipei Economic and Trade Office in Thailand
      10th, Kian Gwan Building (1)
      140 Witthayu Road, Bangkok, Thailand
      Tel: (66-2)251-9393

   TECO Hanoi, Vietnam
      2D Van Phuc
      Hanoi, Vietnam
      Tel: (844)23-4403
      GPO Box 104, Hanoi, Vietnam  ( Mailing address )
      ( Note: There is a branch in Ho Chi Minh City with phone number
              (84-8)29-9343 )

   Taipei Mission in Korea, Seoul, Korea
      6FL., Kwang Hwa Moon Bldg.,
      211 Sejong-Ro, Chong Ro-ku,
      Seoul, Korea
      Tel: (399)276-7170

   Oficina Comercial de Taiwan, Buenos Aires, Republica de Argentina
      Av. de Mayo 654, 4 Piso
      1084, Capital Federal, Argentina
      Tel: (54-1)334-0653
      Oficina Comercial de Taiwan  ( Mailing address )
      Casilla de Correo No. 196,
      1041 Capital Federal, Buenos Aires, Argentina

   Escritorio Economico e Cultural de Taipei, Brasil
      Brasil Seup W3/Norte-Quadra 513-Bloco D-n 30
      Edificio Imperador-1 andar-Salas 121 a 131
      70760-Brasilia-DF-Brasil
      Tel: (55-61)349-1218
      ( Note: There is a branch in Rio de Janeiro with phone number
              (55-21)286-0039 and a branch in Sao Paulo with number
              (55-11)285-6194 )

   Oficina Economica y Cultural de Taipei en Mexico
      Paseo de la Reforma 905
      Lomas de, Chapultepec, CP11000
      Mexico D.F.
      Mexico
      Tel: (525)520-7851

   TECO, Institute of Chinese Culture, Vienna, Austria
      Praterstr. 31/15OG
      A-1020 Wien, Austria
      Tel: (43-1)212-4720~4

   TECO, Brussels, Belgium
      Avenue des Arts 41
      1040 Bruxelles, Belgium
      Tel: (32-2)511-0687

   TECO, Prague, Czech Republic
      Revolucni 13,
      11000, Praha I,
      Czech Republic
      Tel: (42-2)2480-3257

   TECO, Copenhagen, Denmark
      Falkoner Alle 53, 5 Sal
      2000 Copenhagen F.
      Tel: (45-31)19-7511

   TECO, Helsinki, Finland
      Bulevardi 1A22
      00100 Helsinki, Finland
      Tel: (358-0)680-1216

   Bureau de Representation de Taipei En France
      78, Rue de I'UNIVERSITE
      75007 Paris, France
      Tel: (33-1)4439-8820

   Taipei Wirtschafts-und Kulturburo Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany
      Berliner Str. 55,
      D-10713 Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany
      Tel: (49-30)861-2574, 2576

   Taipei Wirtschafts-und Kulturburo Bonn, FRG
      Villichgasse 17/IV
      53177 Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany
      Tel: (49-228)36-4014~8

   Taipei Wirtschafts-und Kulturburo Hamburg, FRG
      Mittelweg 144
      20148 Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany
      Tel: (49-40)44-7788
      P.O. Box 323 123  ( Mailing address )
      20116 Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany

   Taipei Wirtschafts-und Kulturburo Munchen, FRG
      Tengstrasse 38/2 stock
      80796 Munchen, Federal Republic of Germany
      Tel: (089)(?)271-6061

   TECO, Athens, Greece
      57, Marathonnodromon Ave.
      154 52 Psychico, Athens, Greece
      Tel: (30-1)687-6750

   Ufficio Economico E Culturale Di Taipei
      Via Sardegna 50, II P. Int. 12
      00187 Roma, Italia
      Tel: (396)474-1613

   TECO, the Hague, The Netherlands
      Javastraat 46-48
      2585 AR, The Hague
      The Netherlands
      Tel: (31-70)346-9438

   TECO, Oslo, Norway
      P.O.B. 2643 Solli
      Riddervolds gate 3
      0203 Oslo 2, Norway
      Tel: (47-2)55-5471

   Oficina Economica y Cultural de Taipei, Madrid, Espana
      C/Rosario Pino 14-16, 18 Dcha.
      28020 Madrid, Spain
      Tel: (34-1)571-4729
      Apartado 36016  ( Mailing address )
      Madrid, Spain

   Taipei Mission in Sweden
      Wenner-Gren Centre, 4tr.
      Sveavagen 166
      S-113 46 Stockholm, Sweden
      Tel: (46-8)728-8513

   Delegation Culturelle et Economique de Taipei, Lausanne, Suisse
      Monbijoustrasse 30
      3011 Berne, Suisse
      Tel: (41-32)382-2927 

   Taipei Representative Office in the U.K.
      50 Grosvenor Gardens
      London SW1W OEB
      United Kingdom
      Tel: (44-71)396-9152

   Taipei Economic and Trade Office in Tel Aviv
      270 Hayarkon Street
      Tel Aviv 63504 Israel
      Tel: (972-3)544-0250

   Commercial Office of the Republic of China to the State of Kuwait
      House No. 18, Block 6, Street No. 111
      A1-Jabriah, State of Kuwait
      Tel: (965)533-9988
      P.O. Box 732-32008  ( Mailing address )
      Hawalli-Kuwait

   Commercial Office of the Republic of China, Tripoli, Great Socialist
   People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
      ROC Commercial Office
      P.O. Box 6604 ( or 6694 )
      Tripoli, Libya
      Tel: (218-21)75-060

   Representative Office in Moscow for the Taipei-Moscow Economic &
   Cultural Coordination Commission
      5th Floor 24/2 Korpus 1, Tverskaya St.
      Gate 4, Moscow, Russian Federation
      Tel: (7503)956-3786

   The Trade Mission of the ROC Lagos, Federal Republic of Nigeria
      292E, Ajose Adeogun Street
      Victoria Island Annex, Lagos, Nigeria
      Tel: (234-1)61-6350
      P.O. Box 80035  ( Mailing address )
      Victoria Island Annex, Lagos, Nigeria

   Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the Kingdom of
   Saudi Arabia
      Diplomatic Quarter
      Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
      Tel: (966-1)488-1900
      P.O. Box 94393,  ( Mailing address )
      Riyadh 11693, Saudi Arabia
      (Note: There is an office in Jeddah with phone number (966-2)
             660-2264)

   TECO, Canada
      Suite 1960, World Exchange Plaza
      45 O'Conner Street
      Ottawa, Ont. K1P1A4, Canada
      Tel: (613)231-5080

      Cultural Division of TECO, Canada
         WWW: http://www.comnet.ca/~moecult/

   TECO, Toronto
      151 Yonge Street
      Suite 1202, Toronto,
      Ontario, Canada M5C2W7
      Tel: (416)369-9030

   TECO, Vancouver
      2008, Cathedral Place
      925 West Georgia Street
      Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6C3L2
      Tel: (604)689-4111

   Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United
   States
      4201 Wisconsin Ave. NW,
      Washington, DC 20016-2137, U.S.A.
      Tel: (202)895-1800 ( 20 lines )

      Cultural Division of TECRO
         E-mail: dcmoeusa@haven.ios.com

   TECO, Atlanta
      Suite 1290, Two Midtown Plaza
      1349 West Peachtree St. NE
      Atlanta, GA 30309, U.S.A.
      Tel: (404)872-0123

   TECO, Boston
      99 Summer St. Suite 801
      Boston, MA 02110, U.S.A.
      Tel: (617)737-2050
      P.O. Box 120529, Boston, MA 02110, U.S.A.  (Mailing address)

   TECO, Chicago
      Two Prudential Plaza, 57 & 58 Floor
      180 N. Stetson Ave.,
      Chicago, IL 60601, U.S.A.
      Tel: (312)616-0100

      Cultural Division of TECO, Chicago
      Two Prudential Plaza
      180 N. Stetson Ave., 58th Floor
      Chicago, IL 60601
      Tel: (312)616-0805, 616-1659
      Fax: (312)616-1499
      E-mail: chicul@dial.cic.net
      WWW: http://www2.cic.net/~chicul/

   TECO, Honolulu
      2746 Pali Highway
      Honolulu, HI 96817, U.S.A.
      Tel: (808)595-6347

   TECO, Houston
      Eleven Greenway Plaza
      Suite 2006
      Houston, TX 77046, U.S.A.
      Tel: (713)626-7445
      WWW: ftp://ftp.neosoft.com/pub/users/c/cjliu/houcd.htm
      E-mail: cjliu@neosoft.com

      Cultural Division of TECO, Houston
         WWW: http://www.houstoncul.org/

   TECO, Kansas City
      3100 Broadway, Suite 800
      Kansas City, MO 64111, U.S.A.
      Tel: (816)531-1298
      P.O. Box 413617, Kansas City, MO 64141     ( Mailing address )

   TECO, Los Angeles
      3731 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 700
      Los Angeles, CA 90010, U.S.A.
      Tel: (213)389-1215

      Cultural Division of TECO, Los Angeles
         E-mail: lamoe@earthlink.net

      Science Division of TECO, Los Angeles
         1499 Huntington Drive, Suite 402,
         South Pasadena, CA 91030
         Tel: (818)799-1122
         Fax: (818)799-2386
         WWW: http://www.sciencela.org/
         E-mail: lasd@sciencela.org

   TECO, Miami
      2333 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 610
      Coral Gables, FL 33134, U.S.A.
      Tel: (305)443-8917

   TECO, New York
      801 Second Ave., 9F
      New York, NY 10017, U.S.A.
      Tel: (212)697-1250
      (passport and/or visa issues)

      Cultural Division of TECO, New York
         1230 Ave. of the Americas, 2F
         New York, NY 10020, U.S.A.
         Tel: (212)373-1823
         Fax: (212)373-1865
         WWW: http://chineseweb.cd-tecony.org/
         E-mail: scchang@netcom.com
                 taipei@computel.com

      Information Division of TECO, New York
      WWW: http://www.taipei.org/ 

   TECO, San Francisco
      555 Montgomery St., Suite 501
      San Francisco, CA 94111, U.S.A.
      Tel: (415)362-7680

      Cultural Division of TECO, San Francisco
         530 Bush St., Suite 401,
         San Francisco, CA 94108
         Tel: (415)398-4979
         Fax: (415)398-4992
         WWW: http://www.sfmoe.org/
         E-mail: sfmoe@ix.netcom.com

   TECO, Seattle
      Westin Building, Suite 2410
      2001 Sixth Ave.
      Seattle, WA 98121, U.S.A.
      Tel: (206)441-4586

   TECO, Guam
      Suite 505, Bank of Guam Bldg.,
      111, Chalan Santo Papa
      Agana, Guam 96910, U.S.A.
      Tel: (671)472-5865


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