Taiwan - Danshui Sunset

Taiwan - Danshui Sunset, a photo by Wang Guowen (gw.wang) on Flickr.

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Taken from .:http://wikitravel.org/en/Tamsui:.
Tamsui [1] (淡水, or Danshui, Danshuei, Tamshui) is a smaller city to the north of Taipei that was the center of shipping and commerce in northern Taiwan in the 19th century. The city is still popular with visitors from Taipei and boasts many historical attractions, and is a popular location for viewing the sunset.
The town calls itself by the English name "Tamsui"[2], but the Taipei MRT system calls it by its Mandarin Chinese name, transliterated as "Danshui". "Tamsui" probably comes from the town's name in the Taiwanese language.
As of late August 2011, MRT has begun to replace "Danshui" with "Tamsui" in its system. You can currently see both names appear on stations, maps, as well as trains.
2012 May update: Tamsui is now the only written name used in the MRT system but Danshuei can still be found on tourist advertisement around Taipei and in Tamsui. The English announcements in the MRT still call out Danshuei.

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Taiwan,officially the Republic of China (ROC; Chinese: 中華民國; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó), is a state in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China now governs the island of Taiwan (formerly known as Formosa), which makes up over 99% of its territory,[f] as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and other minor islands.
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