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A district of Taipei, Taiwan.
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Stone lion-dog statues dating back to the Japanese colonial period were vandalised in Taipei over the weekend by the same pro-mainland China activist who last month beheaded a statue symbolising the island’s colonial past, Taiwanese media reported on Monday. The Central News Agency said former Taipei City councillor Lee Cheng-lung and a female accomplice were arrested on the spot on Sunday night on suspicion of attacking the century-old statues with hammers. The statues, located at the entrance to Yixian Elementary School in the capital’s Beitou district, are now partially missing their front legs.
Beitou is a nice place of Taipei and is the best of the best. It is the new hometown of hot springs known throughout the world. It is also a tourist attraction located in the suburb of Taipei with a land area of 56.82 square kilometers.[…]Yangmingshan Valley is green and lovely; Guandu wet land provides a wonderful spot for watching birds; Hot spring baths offer a comfortable and refreshing experience. They all indicate the unique natural resources and various traditional activities that Beitou District boasts, making it the best choice for tourists home and abroad.
The 3.1 magnitude quake shook buildings in Taipei. The epicenter of the earthquake was at the city's northern Beitou district with a depth of 4.8 km (2.9 miles), the weather bureau said.