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Lively · Wenshan District, Taipei

Jingmei Old Street

景美老街 · 梘尾

A settlement at the end of an irrigation flume, now Jingmei Night Market

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The story

Jingmei was once 'Jianwei', the 'end of the flume', named after the Qing-era Liugong Canal's wooden aqueduct across the Jingmei River. Jingmei Street was the area's first market street; the old houses are gone and it now hosts Jingmei Night Market around Jiying Temple.

Architecture
Post-war modern
Themes
Qing eraFarmingNight marketTemples

Getting there

Where
Jingmei Street, Wenshan District, Taipei
Getting there
MRT Jingmei Station, ~3 min walk
Time needed
1–2 hours
Best time
Livelier from dusk when the night market opens
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