In 1885, as work commenced to govern the island as a province, Taipeh was thus temporarily designated as a provincial capital. The city officially became the capital in 1894. Nowadays, all that remains from the historical period is the north gate. The west gate and city walls were demolished by the Japanese while the south gate, little south gate, and east gate were extensively modified by the Kuomintang and have lost much of their original character.
in 1885 as work commenced to govern the island as a province taipeh was thus temporarily designated as a provincial capital the city officially became the capital in 1894 nowadays all that remains from the historical period is the north gate the west gate and city walls were demolished by the japanese while the south gate little south gate and east gate were extensively modified by the kuomintang and have lost much of their original character