Northern Taiwan

photo credit: [email protected] Located at one of Taipei’s oldest neighborhoods, Ningxia night market not only is one of the oldest night market in Taiwan, it also offers a taste of traditional Taiwanese street foods. Most of the food stalls here are over 10 years old, and some of the most renowned Taiwanese Street foods acutally stems from Ningxia Night Market,…

Located in Da’an District, near The National Taiwan Normal University, Shida Night Market is a night market that caters to millennials locals and students from nearby university looking for shopping and  street foods. Also, Shida Night Market is famous for its diversity, with clothing store that sells trendy apparel, shirts, and shoes, follow by a variety of cheap street food…

(photo credit: udn.com) Lehua Night Market is one of the best night markets in New Taipei City and located in Yonghe District. It is not only a favorite of many residents of the city, but also a popular night market for the tourists. It is a perfect place to sample all the street foods Taiwan has to offer. This night…

Photo credit: [email protected] The Shilin night market in Taipei is the most visited and the largest night market in the city, locals spent their childhood here and often considered it to be the most famous night market in Taiwan. It is not only the most popular night market for the locals, but also the most iconic of all the night…

22 things to eat and do around Taiwan’s Presidential Office [email protected] Scene Taiwan’s Presidential Office Building is opening its doors to the world like never before from this October, inviting 20 groups of overseas guests to spend the night at the historic location. Not sure what there is to do in the surrounding area? Here’s Taiwan Scene’s guide of what to…

Trio café, which is in Huashan 1914-Creative park, is a very recommended café in Taipei. With excellent bartender and romantic atmosphere, you can enjoy a good meal and drink beer with your friends. The comfortable outdoor seating creates an excellent dining experience. While tasting the food, you can also enjoy beautiful view and cool breeze in the garden. Resource: Fanpage…

Last weekend we went to Yilan for vacation. Our first stop was the night market in Luodong, the biggest night market in Yilan. We were surprised to find quite a busy night market which in the middle was so packed with people that you could barely move. Pretty much every night market stand was a food stall. There wasn’t much…

This museum and sculpture park is where you’ll see the riveting works of Taiwan’s best-known contemporary sculptor, Ju Ming (1938–), against the backdrop of nature. Ju Ming has works strewn all over the world, but the collection here is the most sizeable. It includes the massive, minimalist stone pieces of the celebrated ‘Tai Chi’ series. Born in Tongxiao, Miaoli in…

Taipei’s fifth gate, dating back to when the capital was a walled city under the Qing dynasty, though only the gates survive, the original fortifications were extremely strong, with walls four meters thick five meters high and extending a total of four kilometers. Most Chinese walls have four gates, but the Taipei wall had five. Some say that the fifth…