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1. Shilin Night Market
Taipei's best-known night market spreads through the lanes of Shilin, combining a large food court with street snack stalls and clothes shops.
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2. Raohe Street Night Market
A compact 600-metre night market on Raohe Street, anchored by the 18th-century Ciyou Temple and famous for pepper buns and herbal pork ribs.
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3. Elephant Mountain (Xiangshan) Hiking Trail
A short, steep hiking trail in Xinyi whose rocky viewpoints look straight across at Taipei 101 and over the whole Taipei Basin.
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4. Maokong Gondola
A 4-kilometre gondola from Taipei Zoo up to the tea hills of Maokong, where tea houses serve Tieguanyin and Pouchong with views over the basin.
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5. Dihua Street and Dadaocheng
Taipei's oldest trading street runs through historic Dadaocheng, lined with shops selling tea, Chinese herbs, fabric and Lunar New Year goods.
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