Liouhe Night Market

Liouhe Night Market
六合夜市
LocationSinsing, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Coordinates22°37′58.8″N 120°18′7.9″E / 22.633000°N 120.302194°E / 22.633000; 120.302194
Opening date1950s (as Dagangpu Night Market)
EnvironmentNight market

The Liouhe Night Market (Chinese: 六合夜市; pinyin: Liùhé Yèshì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lio̍k-ha̍p-iā-chhī) is a tourist night market in Sinsing District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is one of the most popular markets in Taiwan where seafood, handicrafts, clothing, knives, cameras and live animals are sold.[1][2]

History

In the 1950s, there had been many food stalls stationed in Dagangpu area of Sinsing District collectively known as Dagangpu Night Market (大港埔夜市; Dàgǎngbù Yèshì). Since then, the night market has been developed into a large-scale market known as Liouhe Night Market.[3] Recently the market has begun selling halal foods at its stalls. In 2019, the government provided subsidies to a number of stalls of the night market to encourage them to apply for halal certifications from the International Muslim Tourism Industry Development Association.[4]

Transportation

The night market is accessible by walking distance west from exits 1, 9, and 11 of the Formosa Boulevard Station of the Kaohsiung MRT.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Special Interests > Night Markets > Two-day Tour of Kaohsiung's Night Market > Liuhe Tourist Night Market >". eng.taiwan.net.tw. Archived from the original on 2011-12-26.
  2. ^ "Notorious food vendor expelled from Kaohsiung night market - Focus Taiwan".
  3. ^ "Travel Suggestions > Special Interests > Night Markets > Liuhe Tourist Night Market Tourism Bureau, Republic of China (Taiwan)". Archived from the original on 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  4. ^ Quartly, Jules (22 January 2021). "Night Markets Find Ways to Get with the Times". AmCham Taiwan. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Liouhe Tourist Night Market - Taiwan Night Markets(旅遊王TravelKing)". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-14.