Dadaocheng Historic District

Tietoa

Nopeat faktat: A mid-1800s tea boom with Western buyers turned this riverside quarter into one of Asia's key shipping points. Roughly 100 of the original trading shophouses still stand, and during the Lunar New Year window, one street swells with over 800 stalls that ring up hundreds of millions in sales.

Kohokohdat: Every January, the main street becomes a mile-long open-air market where 800-plus stalls sell dried scallops, candied fruit, and incense, and the smell reaches you from blocks away. Xiahai City God Temple's matchmaker deity has been pairing hopeful singles for over a century, and devotees toss red 'peach blossom' talismans into the air for a blessing before asking him to intervene.

Sisäpiirin vinkit

• Wear comfortable shoes, the street runs long under covered arcades and your feet will rack up kilometers just browsing
• Go early on weekday mornings to photograph the facades without crowds and watch shop owners snap open their wooden shutters
• Skip the pricey souvenir tea boxes at the front of shops, the bulk goods at the rear stalls are the same quality for less
• Try the peanut ice cream rolls near the temple entrance, a local specialty you can't find on most menus elsewhere

Lisää nähtävyyksiä kaupungissa Taipei

Taipei 101

National Palace Museum

Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall

Longshan Temple