Taipei hosts the annual New Year's Eve countdown at Taipei 101 in Taiwan.
The Taipei 101 New Year's Eve celebration is famous for fireworks launched from and around the skyscraper, accompanied by a coordinated light display. The tower's distinctive tiered design makes it a highly recognizable backdrop for Taiwan's best-known midnight event.
Taipei 101 opened in 2004 and was the world's tallest building until 2010, when Dubai's Burj Khalifa surpassed it. Its New Year's celebration has continued to use the building as both a landmark and a visual display surface, combining fireworks with animated lighting sequences.
Taipei is Taiwan's capital and largest metropolitan center, while Kaohsiung, Taichung, and Tainan are separate cities that also hold their own celebrations. The event's name is therefore tied to Taipei, not to Taiwan as a whole or to another major Taiwanese city.