Trivia in Taiwan
Learn fascinating facts and trivia about this country
National symbols
Flag: Blue Sky with a White Sun flag on a red field
Emblem: National emblem featuring the blue sky with white sun centered on rice stalks and a cogwheel
Trivia & facts
- Taiwan's vending machines offer hot canned tea
- There are over 130 hot spring locations nationwide
- Scooter ownership is among the highest in the world
- High-speed rail reaches speeds of 300 km/h
- Over 300 night markets with a well-established street food culture
- Taipei 101 was the world's tallest building from 2004 to 2010
- Tainan is the birthplace of Taiwanese douhua (tofu pudding)
- National Health Insurance coverage exceeds 99%
- Garbage trucks play Beethoven's "Für Elise"
- Wooden railway stations from the Japanese colonial period are preserved across the island