Comments on: Taipei Hwahsi Tourist Night Market (华西街观光夜市) http://jy-s.com/2009/03/25/taipei-hwahsi-tourist-night-market-%e5%8d%8e%e8%a5%bf%e8%a1%97%e8%a7%82%e5%85%89%e5%a4%9c%e5%b8%82/ The Place where I talk about Everything. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:37:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Karl http://jy-s.com/2009/03/25/taipei-hwahsi-tourist-night-market-%e5%8d%8e%e8%a5%bf%e8%a1%97%e8%a7%82%e5%85%89%e5%a4%9c%e5%b8%82/comment-page-1/#comment-1625 Karl Fri, 08 May 2009 21:10:10 +0000 http://jy-s.com/?p=1099#comment-1625 Isn't Hwashi market used to be known as "Snake Alley"?  If so, then yeah, lots of big shot taipei gangsters used to control that area nearby Snake Alley (especially prostitutes, hence it was known as Red light back then.).Saw that in Lonely Planet book or Insight city guide on Taipei, I think. <strong><em>Jys: Is it? No wonder I see lot's of snakes shops there lar..</em></strong> Isn’t Hwashi market used to be known as “Snake Alley”?  If so, then yeah, lots of big shot taipei gangsters used to control that area nearby Snake Alley (especially prostitutes, hence it was known as Red light back then.).Saw that in Lonely Planet book or Insight city guide on Taipei, I think.

Jys:
Is it? No wonder I see lot’s of snakes shops there lar..

]]> By: jam http://jy-s.com/2009/03/25/taipei-hwahsi-tourist-night-market-%e5%8d%8e%e8%a5%bf%e8%a1%97%e8%a7%82%e5%85%89%e5%a4%9c%e5%b8%82/comment-page-1/#comment-1060 jam Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:08:31 +0000 http://jy-s.com/?p=1099#comment-1060 I haven't to Taiwan yet... Should be a very beautiful country! <strong><em>Jys: ya, it is..i wish i got chance to visit the country again...there are just so many places that i missed out..</em></strong> I haven’t to Taiwan yet… Should be a very beautiful country!

Jys:
ya, it is..i wish i got chance to visit the country again…there are just so many places that i missed out..

]]> By: teepee http://jy-s.com/2009/03/25/taipei-hwahsi-tourist-night-market-%e5%8d%8e%e8%a5%bf%e8%a1%97%e8%a7%82%e5%85%89%e5%a4%9c%e5%b8%82/comment-page-1/#comment-1021 teepee Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:21:13 +0000 http://jy-s.com/?p=1099#comment-1021 apparently it's the entire area and the night market was the main hotspot. the reason why it's so unknown its because over the years their crowd sort of died down, the place chui-ed. so they tried to use another tactic to market the place. but it's definitely not the place taiwan tries to push for foreigners to visit. in fact, if u ever look up those proper tourists guides/official sites, they never ever publicise HuaXiJie as THE place to go. :roll: i guess the forumers were pretty ill informed. haha.. or maybe they just have a liking for sth else.. :mrgreen: <strong><em>Jys: wow, i really didn't know that. I did post my itinerary on the forum and when forumers saw i'm planning to go to Lung Shan Temple, they suggest me to go to this night market as well..</em></strong> apparently it’s the entire area and the night market was the main hotspot. the reason why it’s so unknown its because over the years their crowd sort of died down, the place chui-ed. so they tried to use another tactic to market the place. but it’s definitely not the place taiwan tries to push for foreigners to visit. in fact, if u ever look up those proper tourists guides/official sites, they never ever publicise HuaXiJie as THE place to go. :roll: i guess the forumers were pretty ill informed. haha.. or maybe they just have a liking for sth else.. :mrgreen:

Jys:
wow, i really didn’t know that. I did post my itinerary on the forum and when forumers saw i’m planning to go to Lung Shan Temple, they suggest me to go to this night market as well..

]]> By: teepee http://jy-s.com/2009/03/25/taipei-hwahsi-tourist-night-market-%e5%8d%8e%e8%a5%bf%e8%a1%97%e8%a7%82%e5%85%89%e5%a4%9c%e5%b8%82/comment-page-1/#comment-1018 teepee Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:35:11 +0000 http://jy-s.com/?p=1099#comment-1018 i went there last year as well! but i found out much later, to my horror, it's not a real tourists spot. in fact, it's one of taipei city's oldest redlight district! i guess they wont admit that in reviews but that was what the locals told me after i was completely horrified by that place. it's totally sleezy. <strong><em>Jys: Seriously? you mean in the night market itself? or that area?</em></strong> i went there last year as well! but i found out much later, to my horror, it’s not a real tourists spot. in fact, it’s one of taipei city’s oldest redlight district! i guess they wont admit that in reviews but that was what the locals told me after i was completely horrified by that place. it’s totally sleezy.

Jys:
Seriously? you mean in the night market itself? or that area?

]]> By: Ashley TwoFish http://jy-s.com/2009/03/25/taipei-hwahsi-tourist-night-market-%e5%8d%8e%e8%a5%bf%e8%a1%97%e8%a7%82%e5%85%89%e5%a4%9c%e5%b8%82/comment-page-1/#comment-989 Ashley TwoFish Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:08:37 +0000 http://jy-s.com/?p=1099#comment-989 yerrrr! you're in taiwaaaaan! jealous nya. <strong><em>Jys: ya... i was there 4 months ago.. hehe...</em></strong> yerrrr! you’re in taiwaaaaan! jealous nya.

Jys:
ya… i was there 4 months ago.. hehe…

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