Taipei’s Night Markets

Taipei’s night is not tedious; many stories are happening at the top of hills or the corners of the streets. 

If Taipei's daytime is sometimes cloudy with azure sky; then the night is bright with street lights. The subtropical weather makes the winter as warm as spring or summer. So Taipei’s night market has become a unique scene and urban entertainment for locals and tourists. 

There are at least dozens of night markets scattered around Taipei. I visited a couple of them. Shi Lin Market is one of my favorites. The online introduction promotes their merchandise omnipresence “You can buy anything whatever you could imagine of here; the only sorry is perhaps you might miss the thought of whatever you want…”

I walked around, getting a nicely designed travel accessory to fit my needs  In fact I walked through a couple of big cities and didn't find the appropriate one. So this night market provided me something I truly needed. There are all sorts of Taiwanese gourmet foods that attract numerous people coming to visit frequently.

Taipei’s night is not tedious; many stories are happening at the top of hills or the corners of the streets. You can discover treasures in the night markets; and take the city’s rhythms to explore the unknown; there is joyfulness spinning around the city; and sadness underneath the shadows of the light; there is old and new mixed around, weaving into a multitude of Taipei’s landscapes with local culture of night markets. 

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