Temple Street Night Market

The night market on Temple Street is a distinctive place in Hong Kong. After 4 pm every day, the streets are full of stalls, colorful, crowded and full of all kinds of stalls. From 6 p.m. to 12 p.m. is the busiest. Considering the atmosphere and danger, you'd better go between 8:00 and 9:00 in the evening.

Temple Street Night Market

Temple Street, located in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, is the most famous open-air market in Hong Kong. It is divided into two sections, North and south. Because there is a temple in the middle section, it is called Temple Street. Temple Street is a place of dragons and snakes in Hong Kong. It is also a place of fireworks in the early days of Hong Kong. Therefore, when you visit Temple Street, you can pay attention to many booths selling pirated, counterfeit and pornographic things. Under the buildings beside the street, you can see prostitutes soliciting customers. Many Hong Kong films have been made on Temple Street for many times. There are four temples in miaojie District, all of which are concentrated near Zhongfang street.

Temple Street's night market is a unique feature of Hong Kong. At 4 pm every day, the back street is full of stalls, colorful, crowded and full of all kinds of stalls. From 6 p.m. to 12 p.m. is the busiest. Considering the atmosphere and danger, you'd better go between 8:00 and 9:00 in the evening.

On both sides of the 600 meter long road between Nanjing Street and wengli are open-air shops. Local shoppers and tourists are very crowded. In the past, there were many stalls selling men's clothes, so it was called "men's street". Among the 350 stores, more than 150 are exclusive men's clothing stores. There are jeans, T-Shirts, neckties, underwear and so on. From Nanjing Street to Tin Hau Temple, they sell suits, sunglasses, belts, leather shoes and lighters. They are very cheap. But now the name of "men's street" does not match the reality. It has changed the business direction of "men's street" which used to be dominated by male customers. It is aimed at tourists at home and abroad and local common people. It sells small commodities with extremely rich varieties, unique goods and low price ratio. Many visitors like to visit Temple Street and "shop" for some interesting things As a souvenir or a gift letter. It's a good place to visit.

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Temple street night market extends from Jordan Road to Yaumatei civilization. The street is full of special snack stalls. It is a must for tourists. At night, there are more unexpected stalls, such as opera singing, divination, fortune telling, qigong, medicine selling and so on, just like civilian nightclubs.

Rongshutou is also a place where fortune tellers and entertainers gather. The movie "rouge button" starring Anita Mui, in which she sits under the gasoline lamp and asks for divination, has been shown here for several times. Traditional street vendors will appear from time to time and perform Cantonese songs on the spot. Visitors can fully appreciate the culture and customs of Hong Kong.

Traffic information

MTR Yau Ma Tei station exit C, walk along Wenming lane to Temple Street.

Address: Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Longitude: 114.170262

Latitude: 22.307401