A: More and more department stores are opening soon. In Taipei’s east district, Shin Kong Mitsukoshi’s Diamond Towers are to launch a trial run tomorrow.
B: And in New Taipei’s Xindian District, Yes! Life Yulon City shopping mall featuring Asia’s largest Eslite Bookstore will also start a trial operation next week.
A: There are so many department stores.
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B: Yeah, in Taipei’s Xinyi District alone, there are Shin Kong’s A4, A8, A9 and A11, Breeze Xinyi, Songgao, Nanshan, Far Eastern Xinyi, Eslite Xinyi, Uni-Ustyle, Belavita, ATT and Taipei 101.
A: Well, let’s go window shopping then!
A: 又有更多的百貨公司要開幕啦，台北市東區的新光三越「雙子星鑽石塔」，明天起將展開試營運。
B: 新北市新店的「裕隆城」商場，下週也將展開試營運，裡面還有全亞洲最大的誠品唷。
A: 現在百貨公司還真多。
B: 對啊光是信義區就有︰新光A4、A8、A9、A11、微風信義、松高、南山、遠百信義、誠品信義、統一時代、寶麗廣場、ATT、Taipei 101。
A: 我們出門去逛百貨吧！
(By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩)
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