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After yesterday's slight mishap with lighting I am really excited to finally share my trip to the top of Taipei 101, the tallest building in the world. The building took five years to construct and was completed in 2004. According to the architects the building is meant to resemble a bamboo stalk. Taipei 101 has 101 floors and stands 509 metres (1,671 ft) tall. It will lose its ranking as tallest building in the world when the Burj Dubai is completed in 2009.

To say Taipei 101 we first need to learn how to pronounce Taipei with the right tones. To say Taipei say tái (台) with the second rising tone then běi (北) with the third dipping tone. For the one in 101 say yī with the first flat tone. For zero say líng with the second rising tone. Now, put it all together and say: táiběi yīlíngyī.

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