Taipei Travel

Snack Galore Spotlights Guangzhou Street, Yansan Night Markets This Weekend

Hosted by the Market Administration Office (MAO), the 2016 Taipei Night Market Festival kicked off on July 16. The festival features a series of activities promoting night market treats.

The promotion event will take place at Guangzhou Street Night Market on Friday (July 22) and at Yansan Night Market on Saturday (July 23). For this weekend, the organizers will offer prizes such as NT$500 night market shopping vouchers for the first 50 people in line and souvenir exchange for visitors who successfully collect all the stamps on a night market snack stamp card.

Each night market in Taipei possesses individual charms and appeal. Located near Longshan Temple, Guangzhou Street Night Market carries the essence of old Bangka area, offering visitors a rich selection of merchandise spanning food, groceries, to fun games.

Yanshan Night Market, also known as Daqiaotou Night Market in the earlier periods, is conveniently located next to Taipei Bridge. The close proximity to MRT Daqiaotou Station and large selection of delicious snacks attract numerous local and international visitors throughout the year.

For more details on activities: http://2016nightmarket.market.taipei (Chinese)

Chinese FB fan page: https://www.facebook.com/taipeinightmarket/

• Source: Department of Information Technology, Taipei City Government