I think I always need to go here whenever I am in town. It is worth the effort to take a day if you have one!

The shops and architecture of the buildings were mildly interesting, but you would not miss much if you skip it.

Dihua Street is one of the most historic streets in Taiwan. Medicine halls line the street, the buildings are antique-looking and emulates charm of the olden days. How to get there: Dihua Street is slightly further than I thought, roughly 15- 20 minutes walk away from Shuanglian Station. There are road signs leading towards Dihua Street, so it is easy... More

If you are in Taipei before Chinese New Years, go. Free samples on the snacks! It has that holiday spirit that modern Taipei is having less of ever year. It is basically a large noisy crowded nightmarket, but it sells some really weird stuff that you'd only find this time of year. Check out the old shops that are actually... More

very local area with many shops selling herbs and dried good like mushrooms and nuts and candies too

You need to vist these place if you want to know what Taipei was like 50 years ago.

Not much more to say really. There isn't a lot around here to interest tourists, its a fairly run down part of the city generally with a few dodgy looking mechanical shops around the area. The street itself has some nice examples of Japanese occupation era shop house type buildings that really reflect the occupiers building style. They all sell... More

well we walked all the way over there. expecting it to be different I guess. It is ALL herbs.. and not really that old looking.. (the shop exhibit by the Longshan Temple was better) we didnt stay long.