Best Creative Products of Taipei City
Those who have visited the City Hall building must be familiar with the publication and souvenir sales center. The bright sales space and the various exquisite and thoughtful souvenirs provide visitors with another way to experience the city of Taipei.
With the popularity of leisure travel and the widespread availability of travel information, the number of tourists visiting Taipei has significantly increased. If you want to buy a gift that best represents the image of Taipei, but don't know where to start, the series of city souvenirs launched by the Department of Tourism and Communications of the Taipei City Government is your best choice.
The design of the Taipei City souvenirs is distinctive, stylish, and practical. Based on the concept of "the city is a brand," the Department of Tourism and Communications hopes to combine city souvenir development with city marketing, allowing the "Taipei City" brand to be known worldwide and to add more fun to the travel experience of visitors to Taipei, leaving them with memorable travel memories.
TAIPEI 101 Portable Speaker
TAIPEI 101 is the most famous world landmark in Taipei. After transforming the special shape of TAIPEI 101, it has been applied to the speaker. The three-dimensional structure highlights the characteristics of TAIPEI 101 more clearly, enhancing the product's features and first impression, and making the TAIPEI 101 Portable Speaker break away from the previous design that mainly used printing. This portable speaker uses safe and non-toxic PVC material with a modern blue color, making TAIPEI 101 more modern and consistent with the image of Taipei as a fashion city.
(Price: $590)
Yabi Shape Flash Drive (8G capacity)
Do you remember the emotions and shocks brought by the Taipei International Flower Expo? Combining theme and practicality, the 8G flash drive shaped like the mascot of the flower expo, Yabi, provides the most convenient technology needs in the information age. It has created a purchasing craze during the Taipei International Flower Expo. The flower expo mascot, Yabi, symbolizes the "hope" of the power of blooming beauty, conveying the message that plants start from a seed, gradually grow, display their amazing vitality, and become plants to beautify and purify the world.
(Price: $600)
Tourism Main Visual Thick T-shirt
This thick long-sleeve T-shirt in a leisure style is available in men's (light blue) and women's (pink) versions, with a brushed inner layer and front pocket design, making it a classic winter long-sleeve top that is easy to wear and match.
(Price: $580)
Dadaocheng Nucleus Cake
The outer box is depicted with the painting "Nan Jie Yin Zhen" by the famous painter Guo Xuehu, depicting the bustling streets of Dihua Street. The spring bamboo signboards, crowded people, and lively atmosphere reflect the local folk culture and have a strong local cultural color. The contents are delicious Nucleus Cake made of black dates, walnuts, and malt sugar, with a fragrant and soft texture that is not too sweet. The red dates and walnuts blended with malt sugar, combined with plenty of crispy walnut particles, are sweet and not sticky, offering a top-quality flavor that is worth savoring again and again. (This product is produced by Yimei Food Co., Ltd.)
(Price: $300)
"The Small South Gate Blue Sky Picture" Flip Flops
The "Small South Gate Blue Sky Picture" flip flops, designed by the illustrator Pan Yu-yu, are available in two sizes for men and women. They are made in Taiwan and have passed SGS tests for phthalates and eight heavy metals. The design shows the contrast between the past and present around the Small South Gate, allowing visitors to Taipei to walk around the city of Taipei in these Taipei flip flops.
(Price: 290 NT dollars)
"The West Gate Red Cloud Picture" Jigsaw Puzzle
The "West Gate Red Cloud Picture" jigsaw puzzle has 90 pieces and is not too difficult, suitable for family activities. In addition to cultivating patience and concentration during the puzzle, it also helps to recognize the architecture and cultural atmosphere of West Gate. Upon careful observation, you can find many details that will make you smile.
(Price: 250 NT dollars)
Taipei North Gate Magnet
The North Gate, also known as Cheng'en Gate, was once the main entrance to Dadaocheng and is the only remaining Qing Dynasty city gate in Taipei. It connects local landmarks such as the Taipei Post Office and the Fu Tai Building, and the unique interlocking design allows the flat magnets to be assembled in three dimensions, making it a popular product for both adults and children.
(Price: 120 NT dollars)
Taipei Image Chocolate
The packaging of "Taipei Image Chocolate" mainly presents 11 paintings of Taipei scenery from the Taipei City Museum of Art, such as Wu Chengyan's Presidential Office and North Gate; Deng Guoqing's "Dadun Manghai" and "Beitou Old Street"; Long Siliang's "Nostalgic West Gate" and Xiang Yuan Gutong's "Rongzhu Tong" and "Lungshan Temple." Combining the fashion of the city with the ease of art, the paintings introduce Taipei through the brush of artists, and are paired with the rich 72% chocolate aroma, a smooth and firm texture, and a fragrant and not overly sweet taste, making every bite a delightful experience. (This product is produced by Yimei Food Co., Ltd.)
(Price: 299 NT dollars)
North Gate Building Blocks
This miniature building block set can be placed in an acrylic box after assembly, making it a souvenir that represents the city and historical significance of Taipei. The packaging box also includes a map of the route of nine cultural attractions from the North Gate to Muzha Longshan Temple, allowing tourists to see the early appearance of the city of Taipei.
(Price: 299 NT dollars)
Cisheng Temple Souvenir Plate
The street food in front of Cisheng Temple is a hidden treasure known to regular customers and a nostalgic flavor that many old Taipei residents have always missed. Therefore, we have combined this unique image of Taipei with the pattern of Cisheng Temple, condensing the taste of nostalgia into these small food plates. In addition, the plate stand included allows you to have both collection and practical use, and when placed anywhere, it seems to have the protection of the goddess Mazu, elegant and meaningful. The gold烫 pattern of Cisheng Temple on the outer box, combined with the simple and solemn matte black packaging, makes it the best choice for souvenirs and gifts in Taipei.
(Price: 250 NT dollars)
Cisheng Temple Souvenir Keychain
In this once most prosperous area of Taipei, Cisheng Temple has always been the center of local faith. Not only is its history long, but it is also said to be very effective, and it has been a spiritual support for many old Taipei residents. The talisman has always been a unique symbol in traditional Taiwanese beliefs, so we have combined tradition with modern technology, using the symbol meaning of Cisheng Temple in the form of a talisman, and engraving it with precision laser carving into a piece of natural Taiwan pine wood handmade by local craftsmen. Not only does it have a lot of local flavor in terms of technology and meaning, but it is also a small item with personal taste and a talisman for peace that is easy to carry around.
(Price: 150 NT dollars)
North Gate "Cheng'en Gate" Mug
After years of being forgotten, the three characters "Cheng'en Gate" have finally seen the light of day. As a native of Taipei, the memories of my childhood about it suddenly return. Watching the endless stream of people coming to take photos, the memories of the past swirl in my heart, and my mood suddenly becomes emotional. Why make Cheng'en Gate deeply imprinted in the hearts of all people? The designer carefully drew out his feelings in every line and stroke, then used high-temperature firing to make it into a mug, and told the stories of Taipei through city souvenirs.
After being forgotten for decades, the three characters of "Cheng'en Gate" have finally seen the light of day. As a native of Taipei, the memories of my childhood about it suddenly return. Watching the endless stream of people coming to take photos, the memories of the past swirl in my heart, and my mood suddenly becomes emotional. Why make Cheng'en Gate deeply imprinted in the hearts of all people? The designer carefully drew out his feelings in every line and stroke, then used high-temperature firing to make it into a mug, and every city souvenir has its own story to tell.
(Price: 199 NT dollars)
Other Sales Locations:
Taiwan Handicraft Promotion Center (Monday to Sunday 0900~1800)
Address: No. 1 Xuzhou Road, Taipei City Phone: 02-2393-3655
Taipei MRT Souvenir Shop (Monday to Sunday 10:00~22:00)
Address: 1st Floor, MRT Taipei Station, near M3 Exit Phone: 02-2312-0593