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The atmosphere in the city of Taipei in December when the cold with a thick atmosphere of Christmas and New Year. Offices and shops in main roads, such as Jhongsiao (Zhongxiao) Road, decorated Christmas tree row. Unlike in Indonesia and some other countries, Taiwan is not in the Christmas holidays.Taipei activity when citizens Christmas day running as normal. No different with the normal day. New Year is also celebrated normal if compared with the Chinese New Year.
Nevertheless, the night turnover for 2008 to 2009 remains a special moment. Residents of the city has 2.6 million people will be entertained party fireworks in the Taipei 101 building. Taipei 101 building is 508 meters high and was recorded as the highest building in the world. As a comparison, high Monas about 137 meters, or quarter only.
Party fireworks in the building Taipei 101 in Taiwan entered the agenda of tourism. Other large cities in the world, such as Paris (France), Berlin (Germany), and Sydney (Australia), also have a habit of presenting the party fireworks in the city of bookmarks each, such as the Eiffel Tower, Brandenburg Gate, or the Sydney Opera House .
Colorful fireworks seconds when the turnover from 2007 to 2008 at the Taipei 101 Building can be found at the site Youtube.com. In the video by the four minutes it appears fireworks colors jump from each side of the building accompanied by the sound of explosion. Buildings such as the burning fireworks.
During a visit to the Taipei 101 Building, Wednesday (24/12), tickets for the evening shifts are offered year. The ticket price is more expensive than the regular ticket price of only 400 dollars for adults in Taiwan, the Taiwan dollar 700-1350. 1 Taiwan dollar money equivalent to Rp 350. the most expensive price tickets are for those who want to see the first sunrise in 2009 from the highest building.
Organizing committee promises fireworks party more spectacular than in 2008. Taiwan state tourism bureau, the number of fireworks that will boots reached 16,000 units. Fireworks party theme this year is the red, gold and green symbol of luck, wealth, and devotion to the environment.
May, a Taipei resident, said, since the party was held fireworks in the Taipei 101 building five years ago, the building is always a center of the human throng. Old and young will meet over the area around the Taipei 101 building. The economy is moving in the crowd every year.
"There are hundreds of thousands of people who meet at locations around Taipei 101. Roads become very congested. However, every New Year's Eve I prefer at home, "said May, the slowly .
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Taipei 101 building is located in the Sinyi (Xinyi) Road Sector 5 and is a magnet city of Taipei to attract tourists. Three floor was opened to tourists, the observation floor closed in the floor 89, floor observation in the open floor, 91, and the wind shaking the (Wind damper) on the floor 88.
To reach the floor, visitors are able to use the elevator company from the floor 5 to 89 floors in 37 seconds of time. The record lift was fastest in the world.
At that altitude, visitors can see the buildings in Taipei and the main row of mountains in the north, south and east.
In the new facilities are added, visitors can "walk on the clouds," because the floor and walls of the scenery below the Taipei 101 building complete with cloud . Meet the spending appetite, prepared five-floor space in buildings that offer basic brand world.
Meanwhile, all bookmarks different cities in the world and make welcome the New Year, Monas as bookmarks city people tend to be far from the payed development and maintenance. Park damaged and anticipating security is the reason.
In Jakarta, New Year's celebration in 2009 concentrated in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah and Taman Impian Jaya Ancol. (Wisnu Aji Dewabrata)
