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Taiwan Night Market
Taiwan night market has been around for some time. Night markets in Taiwan are full of cultural and characteristics. It is a street with variety of vendors that provides Taiwanese food, clothes, accessory, toys, and electronic etc.., however it is a business that mostly happens at night. It has become an important activity for Taiwanese people's and is consider as their nightlife experience.

History
Night market its origin started from the time of Tang dynasty, it became more develop when Song dynasty came around. It all began with the policy of Shi-Fung (市坊). Shi (市) is mainly where business or goods are trade and Fung (坊) is where resident live, and the policy given a strict regulation on the place and time of the trade. The government created this policy to make sure there is a line difference between the both of them. This policy was already given in the time of Zhan dynasty, but before the time of Tang dynasty there were other six dynasty that made the policy of Shi-Fung a blur. Until Song dynasty, the regulation was then removed and allow night market to officially be open. Many small vendors with similar selling ended up gathering in the same area. Then it became a place where people come to spend their leisure at without spending a lot of money and the night market remains the same all year around.

Market Characteristics
There are eight characteristics that night market has: “Wholesomeness: the stall keeper can open a shop that must obtain the recognition card. Attraction: the entrance must establish the decorative archway. Security: vehicles are forbidden to enter the night market during the business hours; Continuity: it has to be fully maintained with full continual path in the night market. Multiplicity: the plan may defer to its business type; Comfortableness: it must have the rest area, the trash cans and public toilet equipment. Uniformity: the ad design, booth, and electric lamp should be consistency. Authenticity: the local culture is the most major characteristic in the sightseeing night market.”   (Cheng-Ter Kuo et al.) These are the quality that makes up a night market.