{"id":15154,"date":"2014-12-04T20:32:14","date_gmt":"2014-12-05T04:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/?p=15154"},"modified":"2015-01-08T00:41:52","modified_gmt":"2015-01-08T08:41:52","slug":"the-sights-and-sounds-of-shilin-night-market-in-taipei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2014\/12\/04\/the-sights-and-sounds-of-shilin-night-market-in-taipei\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sights and Sounds of Shilin Night Market in Taipei"},"content":{"rendered":"

As you may know, eating is one of my favorite things to do when I travel and during my time in Taipei, I was infatuated with the night markets. There are a lot of night markets in Taipei and the most famous one that tourists flock to is the Shilin Night Market. I had never been to a night market in my life and since it was the most famous, I had to go there first to check out what it was all about.<\/p>\n

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\nTaipei Garden Hotel Review<\/a>
\nSheraton Grande Taipei Hotel Review Part 1<\/a>
\nSheraton Grande Taipei Hotel Review Part 2<\/a>
\nThe Westin Taipei Hotel Review Part 1<\/a>
\nThe Westin Taipei Hotel Review Part 2<\/a>
\nW Taipei Hotel Review Part 1<\/a>
\nW Taipei Hotel Review Part 2<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of Ximending in Taipei<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of Taipei Main Station<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of Taipei 101<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of Shilin Night Market in Taipei<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of Shida Night Market in Taipei<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of Liaoning Night Market in Taipei<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of Tonghua Night Market in Taipei<\/a>
\nThe Various Eats in Taipei Taiwan<\/a>
\nTaipei Airport Cathay Pacific First and Business Class Lounge<\/a>
\nCathay Pacific TPE-HKG A330-300 Business Class<\/a>
\nTurboJet Ferry Hong Kong International Airport to Macau<\/a>
\nThe Westin Macau Resort Hotel Review<\/a>
\nScam City: Macau Edition<\/a>
\nTurboJet Macau Outer Ferry Terminal to Kowloon Hong Kong<\/a>
\nW Hong Kong Hotel Review Part 1<\/a>
\nW Hong Kong Hotel Review Part 2<\/a>
\nLe Meridien Cyberport Hong Kong Hotel Review<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of Kowloon Hong Kong<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of the Star Ferry in Hong Kong
\n<\/a>The Sights and Sounds of Central Hong Kong<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of the Mid Levels in Hong Kong<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of Victoria Peak in Hong Kong<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of Lan Kwai Fong in Hong Kong<\/a>
\nThe Various Eats in Hong Kong<\/a>
\nHong Kong Airport Cathay Pacific The Wing First Class Lounge<\/a>
\nHong Kong Airport Cathay Pacific The Bridge Lounge<\/a>
\nHong Kong Airport Cathay Pacific The Cabin Lounge<\/a>
\nCathay Pacific HKG-NRT 747-400 First Class<\/a>
\nHilton Narita Airport Hotel Review<\/a>
\nFirst Inn Kyobashi Tokyo Capsule Hotel Review
\n<\/a>The Sights and Sounds of Shibuya in Tokyo Japan<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of Harajuku in Tokyo Japan<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of Shinjuku in Tokyo Japan<\/a>
\nThe Various Eats in Tokyo Japan<\/a>
\nNarita Airport Main Building JAL First Class Lounge<\/a>
\nJapan Airlines NRT-LAX 777-300ER First Class<\/a><\/p>\n

I hopped on the mass rapid transit and got off at Jiantan MRT station located in the Shilin district of Taipei in Taiwan. The Shilin Night Market was a three minute walk north of Jiantan MRT station.<\/p>\n

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The Shilin Night Market is divided into three parts, the covered area, the exterior street area, and the main interior area. I visited the covered area first where it seemed more like a traditional farmer\u2019s market.<\/p>\n

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The best part about the Shilin Night Market is going to the exterior street area where you get to hear the hustle and bustle of street vendors amongst the large crowd.<\/p>\n

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You will find all sorts of vendors selling typical Taiwanese street food and drink.<\/p>\n

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Walking towards the main interior area, you can find more street food.<\/p>\n

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I stopped by a stall for some famous Lu Rou Fan (Taiwanese meat sauce with rice) and oyster omelette which was absolute delicious.<\/p>\n

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In the main interior area, you can find more street food and you must be wary pickpockets because of the heavy crowds.<\/p>\n

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Not only can you find food at the Shilin Night Market, but you can also do some shopping for clothes and DVDs. Be aware that the clothing is cheap and the DVDs are mostly counterfeit.<\/p>\n

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You can definitely spend all night at the Shilin Night Market because it not only caters to foodies and shoppers. Kids and adults alike can also be entertained with many carnival style games.<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019ve never been to a night market and you\u2019re planning on a trip to Taipei, you should definitely check out the Shilin Night Market. I will cover some of the lesser known night markets in the next few installments, but it\u2019s a definitely a must visit.<\/p>\n

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