Visiting MengJia (WanHua) Night Market with John Saboe
Visiting MengJia (WanHua) Night Market with John Saboe
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Huaxi Street Night Market or Snake Alley (Taipei, Taiwan)
Snake Alley / 華西街夜市, also known as Huaxi Street Night Market or Huaxi Street Tourist Night Market / 華西街觀光夜市 is a market in Taipei, Taiwan. The market is located near the Mengjia Longshan Temple as well as other night markets located on Guangzhou Street, Wuzhou Street and Xichang Street.
The Huaxi Night Market is a two-block long night market in Wanhua District, the oldest district of Taipei, Taiwan. It contains stands serving local snacks, and restaurants that serve traditional Taiwanese dishes and many delicacies including snake blood and meat, turtle blood and meat and deer penis wine, which are not normally found anywhere else. Many stands sell various snake delicacies and drinks, hence its nickname Snake Alley.
Many Taiwanese have a negative view of Snake Alley, which was once a legal red-light district. Adventurer Charley Boorman visited and tried some of the delicacies such as snake penis and turtle testicles on offer during his television series By Any Means 2 in 2009.
The Huaxi Street Night Market has a history of over 50 years. Until the 1990s, it was a red light district, with pornography shops and strippers congregating along the two sides of these streets. Prostitutes could be easily found in the brothels in the area, where they waited for customers in plain view. In 1991 the Taiwanese government outlawed prostitution.
Huaxi Street Night Market, Wanhua District, Taipei
WANHUA in Taipei -- Xinfu Market & Xibenyuan Temple Square (萬華/新富市場/西本願寺廣場)
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Xinfu Market (01:00)
On Guangzhou Street’s south side across from Bopiliao is the old Xinfu Market building, fronted by scores of traditional-style market stalls in narrow, covered lanes. The building, opened in 1935, was Taipei’s first modern public market, housing stalls selling fresh fish/meats, fruits/vegetables, tobacco/alcohol items, Chinese cakes/pastries, etc.
Its heyday was in the 1950s, after Taipei’s population had exploded following the migration of the Nationalist government from mainland China in the late 1940s. Increased competition, notably from the dense grid of stalls that grew before it and later the then-novel supermarkets of the 1990s, led to its eventual abandonment. Now thoroughly renovated, it was reopened earlier this year, housing a history display, café, and other facilities.
The distinctive old building has a horseshoe shape and a narrow central courtyard that facilitates ventilation and light entry. The exterior is Art Deco, and the radial and stair patterns that were avant-garde when it opened have been retained.
Xibenyuan Temple Square (03:40)
Though in a busy area, close to MRT Ximen Station and 7~10 minutes away from the Bopiliao/Xinfu sites on foot, this heritage Pure Land Buddhist temple complex feels hidden away, partially blocked from view by high walls. Built up in the years after 1922, Xibenyuan Temple was Taiwan’s largest Japanese-style Buddhist temple during the Japanese period. A fire in 1975 destroyed the Grand Hall and other key structures, only the Rinbansyo (temple abbot’s residence) and Tree Heart Hall (lecture hall) escaping.
Long left abandoned, squatters were evicted from the site and renovation efforts were carried out through the 2000s to restore the former glory of the complex, giving birth to a new city landmark. The stately Bell Tower stands atop a hillock at the square’s entrance. The brick-built Tree Heart Hall, once used for Dharma teaching, is now a space for art exhibits and temple/area history displays.
Tip: Savor premium Taiwan teas in the elegant Eighty-Eightea teahouse in the renovated Rinbansyo, rich in Japanese aesthetics, the large central room’s tatami flooring creating a Kyoto tea-ceremony ambience.
English and Chinese
Bell Tower 鐘樓
Bopiliao Historic Block 剝皮寮歷史街區
Eighty-Eightea 八拾捌茶
Grand Hall 本堂
Longshan Temple 龍山寺
Rinbansyo 輪番所
Tree Heart Hall 樹心會館
Wanhua District 萬華區
Xibenyuan Temple Square 西本願寺廣場
Xinfu Market 新富市場
TAIWAN VLOG DAY 2 AND 3: XINYI-WANHUA-XIMENDING DISTRICT
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Hello, luvies!
Day 2 and 3 vlog for our Taiwan trip is here! We were not able to visit a lot of places on our 2nd day here in Taiwan (we visited Elephant Mountain and Linjiang/Tonhua Street Night Market only) because I had a really terrible migraine. This is our Day 3 itinerary:
10:00 am: Dr. Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall
10:45 am: Ate brunch at a nearby café
12:20 pm: Songshan Cultural and Creative Park
1:40 pm: Went to Zhongzheng District and checked in
4:30 pm: Lungshan Temple
5:05 pm: Ximending Youth Shopping District
7:15 pm: Went back to our hotel
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Boupi Liao historic district, Wanhua District, Taipei
WANHUA DISTRICT, TAIPEI - Daytime activities in Taipei
Me and Jed (my boyfriend) are on a 6-day stint in Taiwan. We arrived around lunch time at our AirBnB so we decided to do some daytime activities at the heart of Taiwan -- Taipei.
Jed can't help to eat the famous XL HotStar fried chicken the size of his head while I ate torched beef...in broad daylight. ????
My favorite part of this day would have to be touring around the Bopiliao Historical Block - a restored alley from the Qing dynasty. The Longshan temple is just on the next block so it's a win!
Enjoy!
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Filmed: June 11, 2019
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The Ximen RedHouse Theater, Wanhua District, Taipei
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Travel Through Taiwan | Shilin Night Market | Day 1
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We set off to explore the country of Taiwan and try the local dishes especially the famous night markets.
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Taipei Longshan Temple and Night market shots
Taipei Longshan Temple, Wanhua District, Taipei
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Wanhua on the rise, Datong ranks poorest in Taipei
For many, Taipei''s Wanhua District conjures up images of ramshackle houses, criminal elements, and poverty. But according to the latest government data, Wanhua is no longer the least affluent district in the city. The dubious honor now goes to Datong District.Data show that the average household income in Wanhua increased from 1.02 million NT in 2014 to 1.21 million NT. That''s the biggest uptick seen in all of Taipei. Experts attribute the rise of Wanhua to the fast growth of its Ximen shopping area. Wanhua could also be getting a boost from the renovated Beimen and plans to build an MRT line in the neighborhood.
2 Way View Of Guangzhou Street Night Market-Taipei, Taiwan
I’m testing out insta360’s two way live stream cam. This is a pretty funky Night Market next to Snake Alley in historic Wanhua District.
[4K] 一賣30年的小辣椒烤魷魚干 / 台灣台北市萬華艋舺夜市
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在萬華艋舺夜市當中有三攤賣烤魷魚干的，只有小辣椒烤魷魚的燈是最明亮的。
攤主阿粉姨跟客人介紹烤魷魚很厲害會國台語外加日語跟韓語，人如其名像個小辣椒夠辣夠嗆。
聽附近的攤商說阿姨她賣了30幾年了，是萬華艋舺夜市的知名攤位。阿姨介紹產品時還會大方切試吃給你品嚐，熱情大方的個性也吸引不少經過的遊客駐足採買。烤魷魚上面刷的辣椒醬是阿粉姨自己製作的店名小辣椒也是這麼由來的。
看到阿姨2018年10月在FB公告因身體零件故障要進場維修需要休息三個月。真心覺得在夜市討生活的人真不容易。你看到的是收入很不錯，實際工作傷害是一般人無法體會的。
希望阿姨能健健康康一直賣到100歲！
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Lungshan Temple Taipei
Mengjia Longshan Temple is a Chinese folk religious temple in Wanhua District, Taipei, Taiwan. The temple was built in Taipei in 1738 by settlers from Fujian during Qing rule in honor of Guanyin. It served as a place of worship and a gathering place for the Chinese settlers.
I Found Bopiliao! It's Artsy, I Guess | 剝皮寮找到了！有一點點藝術感
Part 6: I find the Bopiliao Historical Block and visit a couple exhibitions at the place. A bit underwhelming though. I then attempt to eat like a local.