Snake Alley (Chinese: 華西街夜市; pinyin: Huáxījiē Yèshì), also known as Huaxi Street Night Market or Huaxi Street Tourist Night Market (Chinese: 華西街觀光夜市) is a market in Wanhua District, Taipei, Taiwan. The market is located near the Bangka Lungshan Temple as well as other night markets located on Guangzhou Street, Wuzhou Street and Xichang Street. [1]

Oct 27, 2023 · There’s no doubt that Huaxi Street Night Market (華西街夜市) is the black sheep among Taipei night markets. Once known as Snake Alley, the market used to attract masses of tourists who came to watch live snakes being skinned there for their meat, blood, and bile.

Jan 18, 2025 · Until the 1990s, Huaxi Night Market, often called Snake Alley, was Taipei’s red-light district. Since the Taiwanese government outlawed prostitution in 1997, this area has become a night market [3].

Apr 4, 2025 · Hidden away in a back alley of Zhongzheng District near Taipei Main Station, Liu Shandong Beef Noodles 劉山東牛肉麵 is surely a contender. It has been around since the 1950s and for our money and taste, is the best beef noodle soup in Taipei (possibly Taiwan).

Dec 31, 2017 · Snake Alley, formerly known as Huaxi Street Night Market, was Taiwan’s first international tourist zone, and dates back over fifty years. Snake Alley is located in the Wenhua District, Taipei’s oldest area. It is near the historic Longshan Temple, …

Apr 9, 2025 · Huaxi Street Night Market in Taipei is known as “Snake Alley” due to its historical association with snake-based foods and products. These products were popular because snakes are believed in traditional Chinese medicine to have healing properties and are thought to be beneficial for health in various ways.

Jan 8, 2025 · Huaxi Street Night Market (aka Snake Alley) is a mostly indoor night market that stretches from Bangka Old Street to Longshan Temple in Wanhua District of Taipei. Some specialties of this market include snake meat and turtle meat. Overall it is a unique night market experience in Taiwan that feels more like it is in Southeast Asia.

Feb 17, 2025 · Huaxi Street Tourist Night Market, also known as Snake Alley, is a well-known tourist attraction in Taipei, Taiwan. It is open daily from 4:00 PM to midnight. Many shops in the market are long-standing establishments that have become part of Taiwanese culture and history.

Feb 26, 2017 · Want to drink snake's blood in Taipei? Click here to read about the practice in the formerly notorious Snake Alley, then and now.

Snake Alley (Chinese:華西街夜市; pinyin:Huáxījiē Yèshì), also known as Huaxi Street Night Market or Huaxi Street Tourist Night Market (Chinese:華西街觀光夜市) is a market in Wanhua District, Taipei, Taiwan. The market is located near the Bangka Lungshan Temple as well as other night markets located on Guangzhou Street, Wuzhou Street and Xichang Street. [1]