Smile Life Night Market

When sightseers arrive in Taichung, they usually would not miss two places at night. One is Fengjia Night Market, the biggest night market in Taiwan, and another is Yizhong Street, which has rose since last decade. However, these places are overly commercialized, that overcrowded environment and surging rent had force the stalls to transform, from an early place gathering Taiwanese street food to a shopping district based on selling clothes and cellphone accessories. If you are looking for night markets which still keep the traditional essence, you could go to those only open in certain days of a week. These small night markets spread over the residence area in city, you might manage to find one when asking locals. Smile Life Night Market near to Paochueh Temple (寶覺寺) and being established since 2015, is one of the place could offer you a chance to experience early time of Taiwanese night market. Two-third of the place are filled with food stalls selling watermelon juice, grilled squid, luwei (滷味), deep-fried chicken breast, etc., while the rest are game stalls such as mahjong, ring tossing, balloon shooting, bumper car and even inflatable slide. With no doubt, it is a place suits to bring kids here for a joyful night.