Taipei Travel

Ximending is in Wanhua, the oldest part of Taipei. Ximending is favorite haunt of Taipei's young people. Its attractions revolve around three things -- eating, shopping and entertainment. Eating is a form of recreation. Apart from the many restaurants, "bubble tea" is a favorite fun drink for which Taiwan is well-known. Shopping revolves around trying on many garments until you finally find something eye-catching. Ximending has many forms of entertainment, ranging from buskers to movie theatres. The Red House is a Ximending landmark. By the way, Ximending is busiest in the evening, when it can become quite crowded.

I lived in Wanhua, and the Ximending is a place where I had been many times place! Ximending is a good place to play with young people. There have eats, play, movies, and clothes can take your times. You may try the bubble tea when you arrive to Taiwan, it 's a very nice drink also you can change your flavor like more sugar or not. If you like window shopping, Ximending has many department stores to satisfy you, many students also buy the clothes here. Fortunately, when you arrive to Taiwan on holiday, you may see beautiful decorations in Ximending

Today, I would like to recommend the place where is very popular with Taipei youth and tourists — Xingmending. There are four reasons. The first of all is plenty of restaurants. People can eat not only traditional Taiwanese food but also innovative Taiwanese food. The next is Xingmending is a good place to go shopping. It’s full of stores and shops. People can buy fashionable clothes and souvenirs there. Besides of delicious food and shopping paradise, People can watch street performances and exhibitions. The final reason is the Red House, the western-style building. The Red House is a historical building which is built in 1908. People can cultural and creative products there. Above are the reasons why I recommend Xingmending.

This was where we started and ended our day tour to Yehliu, Jiufen and Shifen. After our day trip, we returned here at night and had time to walk around Ximending. This is a trendy place, popular with the younger set and is more happening at night, full of people and life. There are many cafes, shops, colorful lights around. Being seniors, we just did window shopping and checked out the area. Too fast pace for us.

Ximending (:West Gate in English) is the Kingdom of Youth. It is full of juice bars and small restaurants, and small shops selling cheap clothing. It comes alive at night, when young people come out to play. There's nothing preventing older people from visiting Ximending, but it's made for young people.