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Night markets (Chinese: 夜市; Jyutping: je6 si5) in Hong Kong are bazaars usually located in older areas like Sham Shui Po, Mong Kok or Sheung Wan.Besides selling toys, clothes and food, some Hong Kong night markets also provide divination to visitors, such as the Temple Street Night Market, which is popular with foreign visitors.
Sham Shui Po Night Market, also known as Kweilin Night Market, refers to the temporary night market in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong.It emerged during the Chinese New Year holiday in recent years and it is operated by hawkers who sell local street foods such as egg waffles, curry fish balls, steam vermicelli rolls and stinky tofu to festival goers. [1]
Night Market at Temple Street The Temple Street Night Market viewed from above Temple street mid-morning before the stalls are set up. The Temple Street Night Market is sometimes known as Men's Street as it is popular for men's fashion. The market starts at 2 p.m., but is lively at dusk daily.
It is believed that hawkers represent a part of Hong Kong’s culture and the existence of the night market will maintain the culture and collective memories belonged to local people. [10] [11] [12] The night market can boost in tourism of Hong Kong. It is believed that the markets can be tourist attractions if managed properly. [9]
Most of Hong Kong’s government-run cooked food centers, commonly found attached to local fresh food markets, were built in the early 1970s. Today, they remain a top destination for cheap ...
Night markets are popular in Chinese culture; they are especially common in East and Southeast Asia, found in China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, as well as Overseas Chinese communities across Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia to the Philippines.
Tung Choi Street (Chinese: 通菜街; pinyin: Tōngcài Jiē; Jyutping: tung1 coi3 gaai1; Cantonese Yale: tūng choi gāai) is a street situated between south of Sai Yeung Choi Street and Fa Yuen Street in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is one of the most well-known street markets in Hong Kong.
Dawn markets (Chinese: 天光墟) are street markets in Hong Kong which open early in the morning to evade the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Hawker Control Teams (Chinese: 小販管理隊). The goods sold are cheaper than other places.