[A Hidden Festival Stage]
Laying amidst the residential area of the Daan District in Taipei City is a sight not commonly seen: The Linjiang Street Night Market. Originally planned to be the Poh-sing Market, the Linjiang Street Night Market began as an unplanned result of government urban planning. With construction work being done on Roosevelt Blvd., various street vendors and shop owners were forced to move to the yet-unfinished Tunghwa Street. As time went on, more vendors accumulated and in 1997, the Taipei City Government officially renamed the area as Linjiang Street Night Market.

[An Accommodating Shopping Mecca]
The Linjiang Street Night Market sits on the street between Section 2 of Keelung Road and Section 4 of Hsinyi Road. However, as Linjiang Street intersects the 39th alley of Tunghwa Street, it is also often referred to as the Tunghwa Street Night Market. Store fronts take up 70% of Lin-jiang Street Night Market with another 30% taken by various street vendors. Of the population that frequents the night market, 70% are regular visitors and 65% are women in the 20-45 age group. On a typical day, one can expect the morning to begin as a street market of fruits, vegetables, and meat, while the store fronts slowly open their doors in the early afternoon. These store fronts comprise of women's clothing, shoes, and accessories, to daily goods, and to a smattering of other miscellaneous merchandise such as stationary, household goods, and even pets. As night approaches, so does the appearance of street vendors with their stock of Taiwanese foods and snacks, completing the shopping spectrum of the night market.

[A Delectable Menu of Foods for the Senses]
The second section of Linjiang Street Night Market is its mouth-watering selection of food. One specialty of the night market is the sausage of various flavors. Stores offer a choice of ten or more flavorings and spices to be added to the center of the sausage, which is then smoked to perfection on a grill. This unique way of making the sausage has become a centerpiece of night market foods. Also popular among the locals is the sauteed meats and vegetables. With each store presenting a different home sauce, the end result is always a different one. Besides these two delicacies, there is a huge mix of other foods; such as the juicy Chinese hamburger, fresh sushi, a variety of noodle soup and rice sticks, fried foods, grilled foods, and an even larger menu of desserts, shaved ice treats, sweet soup, among others. One can really say that no two experiences at the Linjiang Street Night Market are ever the same.