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V. Around Taipei

dot Introduction dot Wanhua dot Hsimenting dot Po-Ai historical district
dot Tihua Street dot Kungkuan dot Yungkang Street dot Taipei Railway Station
dot Ta-an Forest Park dot Tienmu dot Shihta dot The Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
dot Kuanghua Market dot Shihlin dot The Eastern District dot The Weekend Jade and Flower Markets
dot Yuan Shan dot Neihu dot The Sungshan Area dot Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall
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5. Tihua Street

Historical old Taipei stretches north of the train station. Its primary attraction is Tihua Street. Running parallel to the Tamsui River, it was once the off-loading point for boats carrying goods back and forth from the sea. In time, as the mouth of the Tamsui silted over, the Tamsui harbor become incapable of accommodating large vessels. Keelung took its place as the principal port of northern Taiwan, and Tihua diminished in stature as well. But it never completely lost the aura of its by-gone glory.story photo

More than any other area of Taipei, Tihua Street affords the feeling of stepping back in time. Long a center of the Hakka community in Taipei, it overflows with traditional dry goods, candies, flowers, teas and spices. As the Chinese New Year approaches, Tihua Street explodes with life, as crowds of shoppers descend upon the market's countless shops, scooping up treats for the holidays.

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