taipei 101 is the recognized symbol of taipei city, it brings a lot of tourists every day. the location of taipei 101 is at the southern end of the xinyi district, the newest area of taipei city. besides the tower, the base of the building houses includes a multi-level shopping mall, food court, various restaurants and stores, and an global grocery store. every new year's eve, taipei 101 is host to an impressive fireworks display that attracts people from all over taiwan and other neighboring countries like japan and singapore to the area.