The Lehua Night Market () is a
night market
Night markets or night bazaars ( zh, 夜市) are street markets which operate at night and are generally dedicated to more leisurely strolling, shopping, and eating than more businesslike day markets. The culture of night markets originates from C ...
in
Yonghe District
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New Taipei
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Taiwan
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History
In 2012, a group filed a complaint to the night market citing the community's safety was compromised by the presence of the night market vendors. In 2015, the night market faced risk of being closed.
Features
The night market, which was set up in the 1970s, offers a rich mix of snack stalls, shopping and entertainment facilities including the KTV chain Party World. Taiwanese food such as rice cakes, tempura, oyster omelet, shrimp and meat stew and shaved ice can be found here. It is often packed during the weekends and most of the stores stayed open until midnight.
Transportation
The night market is accessible within walking distance South of
Dingxi Station of
Taipei Metro
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It was the first rapi ...
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See also
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List of night markets in Taiwan
This is a partial list of night markets in Taiwan sorted by location.
Northern Taiwan
Keelung
*Keelung Miaokou Night Market, Ren'ai District, Keelung, Ren'ai (廟口夜市)
Taipei
* Dalong Night Market, Datong District, Taipei, Datong (大� ...
References
External links
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Night markets in New Taipei
Banqiao District
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