The Birthday Celebration of the god Bao-Sheng, on March 15th, in the Chinese calendar, incorporates worship activities and ceremonies with conventional theater, fire walking, lion dancing and firecrackers. It has become the most prolific traditional temple cultural activity in northern Taiwan.

The races originated from a ceremony to offer sacrifice to the river god; then they became a memorial for the poet-patriot Chu Yuan. As we continue the tradition, each year more and more international teams compete. The Dragon Boat Championships are not only an athletic event and an opportunity to carry on cultural folklore, but also an opportunity for international exchange.

From 7th Taipei Film Festival, the organizers established the New Talent Competition which is aimed to give a new generation of directors across the world a chance to show their works at the event.

The main purpose of Zoo Festival is designed for kids. During this hot summer vacation, Taipei Zoo will become a very cool place and easy to find leafy shade everywhere. People visit here could feel refreshing.

Taipei City creates a cheerful atmosphere in all these business neighborhoods, where tourists can also enjoy a pleasurable environment for eating, drinking, playing and shopping to the fullest.

This is a program to promote Taipei as the travel destinations. In this program, over 20 shopping malls and department stores, 30 hotels and hot spring resorts, and 100 excellent brands of restaurants will provide purchasing benefits to all MasterCard cardholders. Moreover, Sogo department stores and Mitsukoshi Department stores will provide instant redemption gifts. Relevant " Shop Taipei, Dine the World " program booklets are available at international airports, MRT, stations, and tourist service office of Taipei City Government.

Promotional materials in English/Japanese or Chinese/Japanese version of booklet can be acquired via the following contact person.

Confucius is acknowledged as the greatest teacher in Chinese history; his birthday falls on September 28. The government designates this day as Teachers' Day. In recognition of these important people, we hold the ceremony on this day, at six o'clock in the morning.

The Taipei Arts Festival aims to foster the performing arts and the development of the performing arts industry, and to promote arts education and increase participation rates in arts and culture events. It is hoped not only to bring together government, industry and private-sector resources, but also to build a cooperative network among performing arts groups from Taipei and other cities of the world. The Taipei Arts Festival seeks to "Oriental Avant-garde " by presenting multidisciplinary creations integrating traditional and modern elements, based on a different theme each year.

The Beitou hot springs developed during the Japanese colonial time and are more than one hundred years old. They are a favorite place of many Japanese tourists and local residents. The Taipei International Hot Springs Festival combines a healthy lifestyle, leisure, recreation, Nakashi music and educational activities through the unique hot spring tourism industry in Beitou.

Kuandu Nature Park is a low-lying land area located southwest of the Kuandu Plain in Taipei Basin. Because of the diverse ecological environment, the area is home to numerous varieties of animals and plants. With the aid of wooded trails, bird-watching cabins and tour guides, Guandu Nature Park will open the gateway to nature and allow you to experience the natural world close-up. Every year-end, multiple activities are held here to promote environmental preservation as well as public education about this wetland.

Taipei City Government stages a New Year's Eve party in the Citizens' Square in front of City Hall, every year, where everyone gathers to welcome the New Year. A unique warm-up will begin with the "Taipei 101 Dress Illumination Show." Taipei 101, the tallest building in the world, will "partake" in the event by adjusting its exterior illuminations during the final countdown event.

With the coming of the Chinese Lunar New Year Festival, an important holiday that families come together to celebrate, a splendid promenade will be on show in Tatung District of Taipei City. The promenade is specially designed as a comprehensive street bazaar. Visitors and local people come to the bazaar to buy all the different kinds of foods and decorations needed over the lunar new-year period.

Taipei Lantern Festival is a party, which people from all over the world attend as well as a time when Taipei citizens visit the temple for worship. It just seems to get bigger every year. The lanterns represent family union and prayers for blessings. Chinese customs, associated with Lantern Festival, include decorating lanterns, carrying them in parades and guessing lantern riddles. It is also a time for eating stuffed dumplings, which also signify family reunion.

Zhuzihu is a vegetable farming area located within a relatively moderate climate. Farmers are shifting to growing more profitable flowers and potted plants these past years. Calla-lilies are a major flower crop. Every year, the organizers are planning many activities related to the Calla-lily, including a flower exhibition, Calla-lily landscape design competition, DIY teaching, romantic concert, an ecological farm experience and a photograph competition in March.