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Jiufen, also spelled Jioufen or Chiufen (Chinese: 九份; Hanyu Pinyin: Jiǔfèn; Tongyong Pinyin: Jiǒufèn; Wade–Giles: Chiu3-fen4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Káu-hūn; literally: “nine portions”), is a mountain area in the Ruifang District of New Taipei City near Keelung, Taiwan. Contents   [hide]  1History 2Transportation 3See also 4Notes 5References 6External links History[edit] During the first years of the Qing Dynasty, the isolated village housed nine families, thus the village would request “nine portions” every time… Read more »

Taipei 101 (Chinese: 臺北101 / 台北101) – stylized as TAIPEI 101[1] and formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center – is a landmark supertall skyscraper in Xinyi District, Taipei,Republic of China. The building was officially classified as the world’s tallest in 2004, and remained such until the opening of Burj Khalifa in Dubai in 2010. In 2011, the building was awarded the LEED platinum certification, the highest… Read more »