Dongdamen Night Market

Coordinates: 23°58′25.4″N 121°36′41.0″E / 23.973722°N 121.611389°E / 23.973722; 121.611389

Dongdamen Night Market
東大門夜市
Location Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan
Opening date July 2015
Architect Night market
Days normally open 7
Number of tenants 400 vendors
Total retail floor area 9 hectares
Website www.dongdamen.com.tw

The Dongdamen Night Market or Dongdaemun Night Market (Chinese: 東大門夜市; pinyin: Dōngdàmén Yèshì) is a night market in Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan.[1] It is the largest night market in the county.[2]

Name

Dongdamen means big east gate in English due to its location at the eastern edge of Hualien City.[2]

History

The area where the night market stands today used to be the area of the old train station. The night market was opened in July 2015.[3]

Architecture

The night market was constructed as part of the 6th rezoning area.[2] It spreads over an area of 9 hectares and consists of Futing Night Market (Chinese: 福町夜市) for Taiwanese cuisine, street of Taiwanese aborigines cuisine (Chinese: 原住民一條街), Zhiqiang Night Market (Chinese: 自強夜市) and street of Mainland China cuisine (Chinese: 各省一條街).[3][4] The night market also features a center plaza, tourist information center, an ecology pond and a lookout tower.[2]

Business

Currently there are 400 vendors operating at the night market.[3]

Transportation

The night market is accessible by bus from Hualien Station of Taiwan Railways Administration.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Spencer, David (21 February 2018). "Taiwan Hualien's Top Tourist Attractions". Taiwan News. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Hualien Tungtamen Night Market". Guide to Taipei.com. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Hualien Dongdamen Tourist Night Market". TravelKing. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "The introduction of Hualien Dongdamen Night Market". 東大門夜市. Retrieved 12 March 2018.


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