Taiwanese culture has truly integrated the night market and what better way to experience that by simply visiting one. Feng Jia has a huge selection of different snack foods, fashionable clothes and mobile accessories. There are over 1000 shops and stalls at the night market making it the biggest in Taichung (and many say Taiwan). If you like trying different kinds of local snacks, then you should certainly visit. You’ll need a whole evening to see all the different parts of the night market and it can get crowded. Up to 30,000 visitors are said to visit the night market each weekend. Be aware that the last bus back from Feng Jia to the train station is at 10pm and may take up to 45 mins.
Do Try: Stinky Tofu (look for the shop with the long queue line and distinctive smell), baked Potato, duck meat sandwich, bloody rice cake, seafood (incl. octopus balls)
Details
台中市西屯區文華路69號
No.69, Wunhua Rd., Situn District, Taichung City 407
Tel: 04 2220 3585
Open: 02:00 pm – 01:00 am (Usually busy after 7pm)
Nearby
While you’re in the area, you might also pay a visit to Taiwan’s Museum of Alien Studies alongside the market.
Getting There
By Bus:
Simplest way to reach Fengjia is to take bus number 33 from near the train station directly to Feng Jia park. Buses are every 30 minutes, though you have a short 10 min walk from the Taichung station to get to the bus stop. See the map for further guidance.
References
http://www.culture.tw/index.php?option=com_content&task=rdmap&id=1052&Itemid=262
http://wikitravel.org/en/Taichung
Photo Credit
Photo by Naplee12 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
