The Jingmei Night Market () is a
night market
Night markets or night bazaars are street markets which operate at night and are generally dedicated to more leisurely strolling, shopping, and eating than more businesslike day markets. They are typically open-air markets popular in East Asia, Sou ...
in
Wenshan District
Wenshan District is a District (Taiwan), district in Taipei, Taiwan. It is the southernmost district of the twelve districts in Taipei. ''Wenshan'' previously referred to the region south of the Taipei Basin (including Sindian City, Xindian and ...
,
Taipei
Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...
,
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
.
Architecture
The night market spans from Muzha Road to Jingzhong Street. It is a densely packed market that functions as a wet market in the daytime.
The market contains countless small stalls selling the usual night market suspects - fragrant food and affordable clothing. However, some stalls offer unusual services, such as facials, body hair threading, knife massage, just to name a few. People who live nearby come and buy their groceries as well as delicacies for dinner. At night, Jingmei night market serves as a bustling and popular destination for middle and high school students, as well as families out for dinner and a good time.
Opening Hours
The market is open from 4PM until midnight every day.
Transportation
The night market is accessible by walking 300m (950ft) south of Exit 2 of the
Jingmei Station
The Taipei Metro Jingmei station (formerly transliterated as Chingmei Station until 2003) is located in Wenshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is on the Songshan–Xindian line.
Station overview
This two-level, underground station, has an islan ...
of the
Taipei Metro
Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei City, New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the State-owned enterprise, government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation ...
.
Around the market
* Xianjiyan Trail (200m to the east)
* Jinghua Park (250m to the northeast)
* Jingxing Park (300m to the north)
* Jingmei Riverside Park (400m to the south)
* Xingfu Park (750m to the northeast)
*
Shih Hsin University
Shih Hsin University (SHU; ) is a private university known for its mass communication departments in Taiwan, founded in Muzha, Taipei in 1956. SHU ranked 22nd overall among top 30 liberal arts Universities in Taiwan in 2020 and secured the top ...
(900m to the south)
See also
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Night markets in Taiwan
Taiwanese night markets ( zh, t=夜市, p=yèshì) are street markets in Taiwan that operate in urban or suburban areas between sunset and sunrise. A few, such as Huaxi Street Tourist Night Market (or Snake Alley), utilize purpose-built marketplac ...
References
Night markets in Taipei
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