Dongdamen Night Market
| Location | Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 23°58′25″N 121°36′41″E / 23.9737°N 121.6114°E |
| Opening date | July 2015 |
| Architect | night market |
| Days normally open | 7 |
| Number of tenants | 400 vendors |
| Total retail floor area | 9 hectares |
Interactive map of Dongdamen Night Market 東大門夜市 | |
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. It is the largest night market in the county.[1]
Name
Dongdamen means big east gate in English due to its location at the eastern edge of Hualien City.[1]
History
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.[2] On 3 June 2019, the night market was engulfed in flame, which started about 1 a.m. The fire damaged the 660 m2 area of the night market and burned down 32 stalls.[3]
Architecture
The night market was constructed as part of the 6th rezoning area.[1] 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).[2][4] The night market also features a center plaza, a tourist information center, an ecology pond and a lookout tower.[1]
Business
Currently there are 400 vendors operating at the night market.[2]
Transportation
The night market is accessible by bus from Hualien Station of Taiwan Railway.[2]
See also
References
- ^ 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.