Liuhe Night Market 六合觀光夜市
Liuhe Night Market, or Liuhe Tourist Night Market (Liouhe Tourist Night Market), is a centrally located night market that is popular with tourists. During the day, Liuhe 2nd Rd is a functioning road; but at night, it is blocked off and transforms into a pedestrian friendly night market.
Liuhe market dates back to the 1940s, making it one of the oldest night markets in Kaohsiung. Today, there are over 130 food stalls line both sides of the street. Most are standalone food stalls while some have some seating around the food cart or in the center of the walking part of rhe market.
Even though the prices tend to be higher (but still cheap), the open-air market is worth visiting. The area has many excellent accommodations, making visiting the night market even more accessible from the nearby hotels.
This is one of the best night markets in the city and should definitely be part of your itinerary if you visit the city.
Liuhe Night Market ...
Taipei 臺北, officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of Taiwan. Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of the northern port city of Keelung. Most of the city rests on the Taipei Basin, an ancient lakebed. The basin is bounded by the relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers, which join to form the Tamsui River along the city's western border.
The municipality of Taipei is home to an estimated population of 2,494,813 forming the core part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, also known as "Greater Taipei", which includes the nearby cities of New Taipei and Keelung with a population of 7,047,559, the 40th most populous urban area in the world. Roughly one-third of Taiwanese citizens live in the metro areas.
Taipei has been the political center of the island since 1887, when it first became the seat of Taiwan Province by the Qing dynasty until ...
Ningxia night market is hard proof that the Taiwanese love to be crowded together: here, two rows of stalls running up wide Ningxia road are unnecessarily pushed close together to create a narrow walkway between them.
Ningxia is located near historic Dadaocheng and Dihua Street, one of the most interesting neighborhoods for wandering and street photography in Taipei.
This is a great choice for a quick and easy night market experience, or if you are traveling in Taipei with kids (but it still gets packed, so do come early). Running from the traffic circle on Nanjing West Road north to Minsheng West Road, the southern portion features several children’s games, balloon darts, and so on.
By far the most popular stand in the market, with a line starting before they even open, is the Michelin recognized Liu Yu Zai deep fried taro balls 劉芋仔芋餅. They only sell two items: taro only balls, and taro balls stuffed with salted egg and pork floss.
Ningxia’s other Michelin selection night ...
National Taiwan Museum 國立臺灣博物館
The museum is the oldest museum in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was founded by the colonial government during Taiwan's period of Japanese rule. The museum is located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei.
Established in 1908, the museum is the oldest in Taiwan. The colonial government of Japan set up the Taiwan Governor Museum (臺灣總督府民政部殖產局附屬博物館, which officially opened on 24 October 1908, to commemorate the inauguration of the North-South Railway.
The museum had a collection of over 10,000 items in its initial stages. In 1915, the new building of the museum in Taihoku New Park was inaugurated and became one of the major public buildings during Japanese rule.
Since 1999, the museum has been administered by the Central Government and renamed "National Taiwan Museum." Throughout the years of war and political transition and after twice being renamed, it stands as the only museum established during the colonial years, ...