Liouhe Night Market Explained

Retail Market Name:Liouhe Night Market
六合夜市
Location:Sinsing, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Coordinates:22.633°N 120.3022°W
Opening Date:1950s (as Dagangpu Night Market)
Environment Type:Night market

The Liouhe Night Market 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 . 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Special Interests > Night Markets > Two-day Tour of Kaohsiung's Night Market > Liuhe Tourist Night Market > . eng.taiwan.net.tw . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111226015858/http://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002040&id=2245&jid=782 . 2011-12-26.
  2. Web site: Notorious food vendor expelled from Kaohsiung night market - Focus Taiwan.
  3. Web site: Travel Suggestions > Special Interests > Night Markets > Liuhe Tourist Night Market Tourism Bureau, Republic of China (Taiwan) . 2017-01-05 . 2017-01-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170105180315/http://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002040&id=2245&t=1 . dead .
  4. Web site: Quartly. Jules. 22 January 2021. Night Markets Find Ways to Get with the Times. AmCham Taiwan. 22 January 2021.
  5. Web site: Liouhe Tourist Night Market - Taiwan Night Markets(旅遊王TravelKing) . 2015-12-14 . 2015-12-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222144846/http://www.travelking.com.tw/eng/tourguide/nightmarket/liouhe-tourist-night-market.html . dead .