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Tourism in Taiwan attracted more than 6 million foreign visitors in 2011, marking a significant increase on 2010 when Taiwan welcomed 5.6 million arrivals[1].
International and domestic tourism
[edit]In 2011, 6,087,484 international tourists visited Taiwan[2].
| rank | country | number (people) | percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China |
1,784,185 | 29.31% |
| 2 |  Japan |
1,294,758 | 21.27% |
| 3 |  Hong Kong,  Macau |
817,944 | 13.44% |
| 4 |  United States |
412,617 | 6.78% |
| 5 |  Malaysia |
307,898 | 5.06% |
| 6 |  Singapore |
299,599 | 4.92% |
| 7 |  South Korea |
242,902 | 3.99% |
| 8 |  Indonesia |
156,281 | 2.75% |
| 9 |  Thailand |
102,902 | 1.69% |
| 10 |  Philippines |
101,539 | 1.67% |
| Others | 566,859 | 9.31% | |
| Total | 6,087,484 | 100% |
Governmental support
[edit]Tourism in Taiwan is regulated through the Ministry of Transportation and Communications and its affiliated Tourism Bureau. In July 2011, the Tourism Bureau released the 16-minute promotional film "Time for Taiwan - My Beautiful Island", which mainly targets 4 categories of tourists: young backpackers, senior couples, young women, and families.
Tourist attractions
[edit]Taipei is the principal tourist destination for visitors, with its National Palace Museum housing one of the world's largest collections of artifacts from ancient China. Another popular tourist destination in Taipei includes Taipei 101, which ranked as the world's tallest building from 2004 until 2010.
The former capital of Tainan is renowned for its historical sites (some dating back to the period of Dutch rule on Taiwan) as well as its abundance of Buddhist and Taoist temples. Besides, Tainan is also home to some of Taiwan's most famous night markets.
Events
[edit]The city of Kaohsiung hosted the 2009 World Games, setting a record high with nearly 6,000 athletes, officials, coaches, referees and others from 103 countries participating. The Taipei International Book Exhibition held annually in February attracted more than 600,000 visitors within 6 days in 2012[3], thereby making it one of the largest book fairs in the world.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Taiwan tourism chalks up a bumper 2011". Taiwan Today. July 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- ^ 觀光局行政資訊系統【觀光統計年報】
- ^ "Taipei book fair wraps up with record visitor numbers". Taiwan Today. February 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-25.