Taipei – the ultimate shopping experience!

World Travel Diary — By NikhilBhide on May 28, 2009 at 11:40

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Shopping in Taipei can be an experience for all you shoppers. Shopping venues include numerous department stores, malls, transit malls, night markets and shopping districts. While there are numerous shopping districts Sinyi, Jhongsiao and Simending are among the more popular in Taipei.

The Living Mall, one of the well known shopping malls in Taipei is also considered Asia’s biggest shopping mall. However the largest leisure and shopping extravaganza is situated in Taipei 101 Mall down ShihFu Road.

If you’re looking for of an outing that combines shopping, dining and entertainment, the Breeze Center is the place for you with chic designer wear, fine restaurants and a cinema. You can also check out Dihua Street which is the biggest and the oldest area for trade and boasts the best day-markets ripe with ‘old world’ character. The Chinese Handicraft Mart, an operating unit of the Taiwan Handicraft Promotion center is a shop famous for economical, traditional crafts and items.

Taipei is also famous for its night markets. One such famous night market is the Shilin Night Market situated in the district of Shilin. The night markets opens around 4:00pm and go well past midnight till around 1:00 to 2:00am. While here, be sure to sample the various local delicacies at the night market, popular among visitors and residents alike.

Ximending, a popular shopping location for youth, was once the famous theatre street in Taipei. A few other market areas that should be visited are the Taipei Underground Market, Zhongshan Metro Mall and Guanghua Bazzar.

If you’re looking for accommodation while visiting and shopping at Taipei, a Taipei luxury hotel, such as the Shangri-La’s Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Taipei, will provide a comfortable stay and allow easy access for your shopping sprees while exploring the city.

Pushpitha Wijesinghe is an experienced independent freelance writer. He specializes in providing a wide variety of content and articles related to the travel hospitality industry.

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