Tianmu is a neighborhood located in Shilin, Taipei City, Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

. Located on the northern border of Shilin District, Tianmu borders the neighboring district of Beitou

Beitou

Beitou District is the northernmost of the twelve districts of Taipei City, Taiwan. The historical spelling of the district is Peitou. The name originates from the Ketagalan word Kipatauw, meaning witch. Beitou is the most mountainous and highest of Taipei's districts.Beitou is famous for its hot...

 and Yangmingshan

Yangmingshan

One of the eight national parks in Taiwan, the Yangmingshan National Park is located between Taipei City and New Taipei City, Taiwan. The districts that house parts of the park grounds include Taipei's Beitou and Shilin Districts; and New Taipei's Wanli, Jinshan, and Sanzhi Districts. During the...

 National Park.

Tianmu is best known as an enclave for Taiwan's expatriate

Expatriate

An expatriate is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country and culture other than that of the person's upbringing...

 community. Because most of the members of the US Armed Forces and their families lived in Tianmu, Taiwan, during the period when the US aided Taiwan financially to boost the economy in the 1960s, there are many Western-style buildings. Middle to lower ranking US servicemen resided within present-day Tianmu, while higher ranking officers resided

Yangmingshan American Military Housing

The Yangmingshan American Military Housing is a historical site located in Yangmingshan, Taipei, Taiwan. It is located on a 13.88 hectare plot of land near the Chinese Culture University in Shanzihou with around 150 old American buildings in various states of preservation.-History:In 1950, the...

 in neighboring Yangmingshan

Yangmingshan

One of the eight national parks in Taiwan, the Yangmingshan National Park is located between Taipei City and New Taipei City, Taiwan. The districts that house parts of the park grounds include Taipei's Beitou and Shilin Districts; and New Taipei's Wanli, Jinshan, and Sanzhi Districts. During the...

.

Also, the establishment of Taipei American School, Taipei Japanese School

Taipei Japanese School

Taipei Japanese School is a Japanese language school located in Shilin District, Taipei. Its facilities run up to High School.It is located across the street from Taipei American School.-External links:*...

 and Taipei European School attracted more foreigners to congregate in this area. In addition, some countries that have developed diplomatic relationships with Taiwan also sent their foreign ambassadors to Tianmu, making it seem like a minimized melting pot with which a richly diverse population dwells in.

Tianmu is home to Taiwan's first branch of Mister Donut

Mister Donut

Mister Donut is a fast food franchise founded in the United States in 1956. The primary offerings include donuts, coffee, muffins and pastries. After being acquired by Allied Lyons in 1990, most North American locations became Dunkin' Donuts. Today its main market is in Japan, where it has more...

, a Shin Kong Mitsukoshi

Mitsukoshi

is an international department store chain with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Mitsukoshi Ltd. has amalgamated with Isetan Co.,Ltd ,and changed company name to Isetan Mitsukoshi Ltd.- History :...

 department store, a Sogo

Sogo

Sogo Co., Ltd. is a department store chain that operates an extensive network of branches in Japan. It once owned stores in locations as diverse as Beijing in China, Causeway Bay in Hong Kong, Taipei in Taiwan, Jakarta, Medan, Bandung & Surabaya in Indonesia, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, Singapore,...

 department store, and a Dayeh Takashimaya

Takashimaya

is a large Japanese department store chain.Founded in 1829 in Kyoto by Iida Shinkichi as a retailer of used clothing and cotton cloth, the store now has outlets throughout Japan and also in Taipei, Paris and Singapore....

 department store. It also hosts a number of western restaurants like Chili's

Chili's

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 and Cold Stone

Cold Stone Creamery

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, as well as specialty stores which cater to the expat community.

Taipei Municipal Tianmu Baseball Stadium

Tianmu Baseball Stadium

Taipei Municipal Tianmu Baseball Stadium is a baseball stadium located in Tianmu Sport Park in Shilin District, Taipei. It was built in 1999, and mostly hosts baseball games...

is also located in Tianmu. Right next to the Baseball Stadium is Tienmu Sports Park. The public facility has 6 tennis courts, an ice rink, children's playground, an open-air theater, four basketball courts, and one multi-purpose lawn.

There are six elementary schools, two junior high schools, one college, and two special education schools in the area.

Embassies and Representative Offices in Tianmu

There is a special Embassy District in Tianmu where many Embassies and Representative Offices are located.
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