| Retail Market Name: | Dongdamen Night Market 東大門夜市 |
| Location: | Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan |
| Opening Date: | July 2015 |
| Architect: | night market |
| Normal Market Days: | 7 |
| Number Of Tenants: | 400 vendors |
| Floor Area: | 9 hectares |
The Dongdamen Night Market or Dongdaemun Night Market is a night market in Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan.[1] It is the largest night market in the county.[2]
Dongdamen means big east gate in English due to its location at the eastern edge of Hualien City.[2]
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.[3] On 3 June 2019, the night market was engulfed in flame, which started about 1 a.m. The fire damaged 660 m2 area of the night market and burned down 32 stalls.[4]
The night market was constructed as part of the 6th rezoning area.[2] It spreads over an area of 9 hectares and consists of Futing Night Market for Taiwanese cuisine, street of Taiwanese aborigines cuisine, Zhiqiang Night Market and street of Mainland China cuisine .[3] [5] The night market also features a center plaza, tourist information center, an ecology pond and a lookout tower.[2]
Currently there are 400 vendors operating at the night market.[3]
The night market is accessible by bus from Hualien Station of Taiwan Railways.[3]