The Dongdamen Night Market or Dongdaemun Night Market (traditional Chinese: 東大門夜市; simplified Chinese: 东大门夜市; pinyin: Dōngdàmén Yèshì) is a night market in Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan.[1] It is the largest night market in the county.[2]
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| Location | Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan |
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| Coordinates | 23°58′25.4″N 121°36′41.0″E / 23.973722°N 121.611389°E |
| Opening date | July 2015 |
| Architect | night market |
| Days normally open | 7 |
| Number of tenants | 400 vendors |
| Total retail floor area | 9 hectares |
Name edit
Dongdamen means big east gate in English due to its location at the eastern edge of Hualien City.[2]
History edit
The area where the night market stands today used to be the area of the old train station. The night market was opened in July 2015.[3] On 3 June 2019, the night market was engulfed in flame, which started about 1 a.m. The fire damaged 660 m2 area of the night market and burned down 32 stalls.[4]
Architecture edit
The night market was constructed as part of the 6th rezoning area.[2] It spreads over an area of 9 hectares and consists of Futing Night Market (Chinese: 福町夜市) for Taiwanese cuisine, street of Taiwanese aborigines cuisine (Chinese: 原住民一條街), Zhiqiang Night Market (Chinese: 自強夜市) and street of Mainland China cuisine (Chinese: 各省一條街).[3][5] The night market also features a center plaza, tourist information center, an ecology pond and a lookout tower.[2]
Business edit
Currently there are 400 vendors operating at the night market.[3]
Transportation edit
The night market is accessible by bus from Hualien Station of Taiwan Railways.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Spencer, David (21 February 2018). "Taiwan Hualien's Top Tourist Attractions". Taiwan News. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Hualien Tungtamen Night Market". Guide to Taipei.com. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Hualien Dongdamen Tourist Night Market". TravelKing. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ Everington, Keoni (3 June 2019). "Video shows night market fire burn down 50 stalls prior to Han rally in E. Taiwan". Taiwan News. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "The introduction of Hualien Dongdamen Night Market". 東大門夜市. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
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