Romance Cities

Monday, October 31, 2011

Taipei : Night Market City 4

Night market always can be related to a wide array of street food called xiaochi meaning ”small eats” or finger foods was on offer with a selection of common snacks and more exotic options. Stinky tofu seemed very popular and as the name implies you can smell it a mile off!

NTNU or Shida Night Market

NTNU or Shida Night Market

It felt a bit like a cross between Hong Kong and Seoul with a mixture of street fashion and local culture.

Korea food restaunts

Stinky tofu is one of the top popular food like by the visitor in Shida Night Market

NTNU(National Taiwan Normal University) or Shida night market is bordered by Roosevelt Road, Heping East Road section 1, Taishun Road, Shida Road, and Xinhai Road, and is located primarily along Longquan Road, Pucheng Street, Shida Rd Lane 39, and Shida Road, starting in the west at Roosevelt Road and running east along Heping East Road to Lishui Street.

The NTNU NM primarily provides food and drink for local students, and because of the university’s large population of foreign and overseas Chinese students, boasts a particularly wide selection of foreign fare, including foods from Britain, Italy, the Americas, Japan, Korea, Europe and Thailand.

Besides that, it is also thanks to its location near the sprawling NTNU, this night market has a youthful energetic, and is well known for its multicultural attracts creative businesses.

The NM NTNU is known for its multi-ethnic food and atmosphere, and offers a wide variety of coffee, clothing and accessories, gifts, full service restaurants and vendors selling a wide range of goods hand and making the area a cultural hot spot .

Ximending Night Market

Ximending is the source of Taiwan's fashion, subculture, and Japanese culture.

The historic Red House Theater in Ximending.

One of the popular food in Ximending-AY- CHUNG Floor Rice Noddles.

Ximending in the Wanhua District where the lights shine bright and every other person was riding a bike! In comparison to Shida and Shilin night markets Ximending had a more modern feeling and definitely seemed to be catering to a younger crowd.Ximending attracts over 3 million people every month on average and has been called the “Harajuku” of Taipei (a fashionable shopping district in Tokyo) famed for the diversity of entertainment and activities on offer.

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Taipei : Night Market City 3

What is night market?? In ancient China, markets that operated at night were known as ghost markets. Now called night markets, these markets offer a wide variety of authentic Taiwanese food and drink as well as unique Taiwanese products. They are both practical and inexpensive, and play an important part in the lives of Taiwanese people.

Xinnan Night Market

Entrance of the Xinnan Night Market

Shaved ice Stores

A night market with spacious road and neat stores, there are various shaved ice stores here, which forms the main feature of the market. Moreover, there are many grocery stores selling various kinds of low-priced goods in this market.

Nanya Night Market

Nanya night martket

Traditional Games Store

Pig’s Blood Soup

There's a 30-years-old ceremonial arch in the entrance of the market, the position of the stores are settled neatly here. Among them, most are food stores, traditional games store, only few are clothes and grocery stores.

Zhongli Night Market

Jhongli Sinming Night Market is located on Sinming Road between Central West Road and Minzu Road in Jhongli City, Taoyuan County. There are a lot of old shops in the night market where you can taste an amazing range of snacks and specialty foods. In addition, there are shops offering hardware, daily commodities, Hong Kong style and Korean style clothing, shoes, hats and socks. This is definitely a good place for local people to visit.

Chenghuang Temple Night Market

Hsinchu meat balls

Most of the old stands in Chenghuang Temple are of 50-years-old history, the famous snacks here are Hsinchu meat balls, pork balls, spring rolls, braised pork rice, cuttlefish thick soup, rice noodles, and cow tongue shaped cakes

To Be Continue......

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Friday, October 21, 2011

Taipei : Night Market City 2

Jingmei is a neighborhood in Taipei City. Formerly an administrative district, in 1990 it merged with Muzha into Wenshan District. Jingmei is located south of Taipei Main Station, the city's main transportation hub. Jingmei is known for its locally famous night market.

Many vendors and shops selling hardware, cassettes, clothes, and accessories are gathered in the 30-years-old Jingmei old street. Moreover, there is a "Jingmei Public Market" of various food and beverage stands and shops on Jingmei new street.

Tonghua Night Market

Tonghua Night Market

Grill Sausages

Tucked away in Tonghua and Linjiang Street between downtown Taipei's two busiest traffic arteries - Sinyi Road Section 4 and Keelung Road Section 2 - is the Tonghua Night Market. Many reasonably priced teppanyaki restaurants can be found here. Other famous foods here include red-flower Taiwanese grilled sausages; Taiwanese steamed sandwiches, deep dried or stewed stinky tofu, and sushi. There are of course the more commonly seen Taiwanese snacks like thick soup with shrimp, fish or pork, oyster omelets, pan-fried Shanghai-style meat buns, and steamed or pan-fried dumplings. Juice bars selling fresh fruit juices, teas and other sweet cold drinks are another attraction. Its location and size make the market a suitable place for visitors on a tight schedule.

Liaoning Night Market

Liaoning night market

Goose meal restaurant

Goose

The famous cuisines include goose, seafood, rice tube pudding, kebabs, oyster omelets, marinated vegetables and meat. Besides, the alleys near Liaoning Street stand many featured coffee shops and restaurants. That's why this area is named “Coffee Street”.
The famous cuisines include goose, seafood, rice tube pudding, kebabs, oyster omelets, marinated vegetables and meat. Besides, the alleys near Liaoning Street stand many featured coffee shops and restaurants. That's why this area is named “Coffee Street”.

Ningxia Night Market

Ningxia night market

Traditional style food: Tou Fu Hua

Tou Fu Hua

Located by the Datong District roundabout, this traditional-style night market specializes in mouthwatering Taiwan snack foods. This is the first night market in Taipei to separate pedestrian and car traffic, making it easier for visitors to enjoy the food and shopping attractions here.

To Be Continue......

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Taipei : Night Market City

Typical Taiwanese snacks is unique in the world and most perfectly illustrates the important place that the food culture takes into the lives of the Taiwanese people. Famous and unique Taiwanese snacks range from oyster omelets to fried rice noodles, tempura, Tainan Danzai noodles, Taiwanese spring rolls, rice tube pudding, and braised pork rice. Food is cheap and delicious, and by no means inferior, while each specialty gives you an insight in the people of the area it originates from.

Typical Taiwanese snacks are found everywhere, but Taiwan's night markets in particular, each night market having its own traditions and characteristics, are the places where these snacks can be found in abundance. Trying out these snacks, tourists will be able to learn about different specialties, cultures and people from different areas, adding a whole new perspective to traveling.

Keelung Night Market

Dianji Temple

Keelung Harbor Bureau:visible in the night by his big orange neon sign

fried sandwiches

Keelung's Miaokou Night Market is famous throughout Taiwan for its wide selection of dishes. It winds through streets in the city center around the Dianji Temple (奠济宫). The night market is within walking distance for most travelers come from other cities. From Keelung Station East, go straight along the road to the port in the direction of the Keelung Harbor Bureau:visible in the night by his big orange neon sign. The night market is about one block from the spot where you cross a highway bridge.

The cuisine in Keelung Temple street night market is very famous, for example: pot-edged pancake soup, shaved ice, Tempura, fried sandwiches, bean noodle thick soup, and shrimp Taiwanese ball.

Shilin Night Market

little cake wrapped in big cake

Pan-Fried Buns

The Shilin Night Market is a night market in the Shilin District of Taipei, Taiwan, and is often considered the largest and most famous night market in the city. The night market encompasses two distinct sections sharing a symbiotic relationship: a section formerly housed in the old Shilin Market, mainly food stalls and small restaurants, and the surrounding shops and shops selling other nonfood items. The food court has 539 stalls, and the second floor serves as a parking lot for 400 cars.

There are various cuisine in the night market, including steak, little cake wrapped in big cake, sliced noodles,pan-fried buns, liver soup, squid thick soup, oyster omelets…etc.

Raohe Street Night Market

Raohe Street Night Market

Ciyou Temple

herb-steamed sparerib restaurants

herb-steamed pork ribs

The Raohe Street Night Market is one of the oldest night markets in Songshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is located on Raohe Street, near Songshan Station, and is about 600 meters long.The Ciyou Temple is just past the east end of the market. This is the first tourist night market in Taiwan, and the total length is about 600 meters. There are many herb-steamed sparerib restaurants here, which provides a good opportunity for nourishment in winter.

Huaxi Street Night Market

fresh water turtle restaurant

snake meal

Huaxi Street Night Market is located nearby Longshan Temple. The night market, together with night markets on Guangzhou Street, Wuzhou Street and Xichang Street have formed a large unique market. Various commodities are sold here and it is one of the favored sites of tourists. In the early years, Huaxi street is famous for congregated porno shops. After prostitution is banned by Taipei City Government, the sightseeing quality is greatly uplifted and the place becomes safer. Huaxi Street Night Market is famous for snake shops. There are about 2 to 3 snake shops that demonstrate snake processing and snake fights at nights. The shows usually attract a large crowd. However, due to environmental protection consideration, snakes of endangered species are not sold here. There are special sales conducted frequently by other shops here. The loud promotion for sales reflects the vigorous and hearty lives of Taiwan people.

This is the most famous tour night market in Taiwan, which attracts many foreigners and natives for sightseeing. The famous cuisine includes snake meal and snake wine, pot-edged pancake soup, salty rice pudding, fresh water turtle meal, seafood, etc.

TO BE CONTINUE

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Sunday, October 16, 2011

Taipei: Modern Prosperity City

Taipei Zoo

The Taipei Zoo is located in the district of Mujha, at the end of the MRT Mujha Line, and espouses the goals of animal conservation and environmental education. It is divided into different zone which is according to the living environments of different types of animals. For example, indoor education center, butterfly gallery, and nocturnal animal hall, outdoors, there are zones for the native animals of Taiwan, petting animals, and the animals of the desert, Australia, and Africa. Among the most popular animals in the zoo are koalas and penguins.

Taipei : Sinyi Commercial Districts, Jhongsiao Business Districts, Wufenpu Fashion Districts, Simending Business Districts, Tianmu Business Districts.