After the night market in Taiwan, the resuscitation of the stalls has survived the three -year epidemic and the dilemma of the Luke's extinct.Back flow, the crowd is not inferior to the glory before the epidemic.

Taiwan Night Market snacks brings together the north and south of the river, aboriginal people and international cuisine. They are both representatives of the Taiwan's people's economy and attracting tourists from all parties.

According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 460 night markets across Taiwan, of which more than 110 are open for at least three days a week.According to statistics from the Taiwan Night Market Commercial District Industrial Trade Union, there are more than 150,000 snack stalls across Taiwan, operated by more than 300,000 vendors.

The lively Taiwan night market has encountered a crown disease epidemic, caught in a three -year trough.After the outbreak of the epidemic in early 2020, Taiwan gradually implemented the border closure, and it was not fully unblocked until October 13, 2022.The night market on Taiwan was completely suspended or the market was closed for several months.

Lianhe Zaobao reporter visited Raohe Night Market on May 31, 2021. At that time, 400 roadside vendors closed their markets, leaving only one vendor to take care of two stalls.(File photo)

At the same time, cross -strait relations have not melted, and Luke who likes to visit the market and have spending power in the market is extinct in Taiwan, which will make the vendors worsening.

Mainland China in July 2019 /A>; After the outbreak, it was suspended in the outbound team in January 2020.Beginning in February last year, Beijing will restore out exit team tour in more than 100 countries and regions , but it does not include includesTaiwan.

In the past few years when the epidemic has been extended and the Luke's extinct, the Taiwanese night market business has fluctuated.

In the early days of outbreaks, the crowds were reduced to one -third. After that, Taiwan had resumed 50 % and 60 % due to the proper epidemic prevention.After the unblocking of the world in early 2022, Taiwan did not follow up simultaneously."

The border has been open for more than a year, and the popularity of the night market in Taiwan has gradually returned. From last fall to the New Year of the lunar calendar last year, customers from all night markets have shot shoulders and rowed long dragons in front of the popular booth.

Lianhe Zaobao reporter visited Raohe Street Tourist Night Market next to Songshan Station on the first day of the New Year (February 10).The night market and the other 12 night markets in Taipei were opened from the annual leave from February 8th (New Year's Eve) to February 14th (fifth day).There are only two stalls in the night market, which is very different.

Three days before the Lunar New Year, the reporter also went to Ningxia Night Market near Taipei Station and the Ningxia Night Market near Dadaocheng Old Street, the South Airport Night Market on Wanhua Old Street, and the Keelung Temple Night Market on the northern port.Shoting to the night market without fear of cold wind and drizzle, a number of long -standing people dragons were arranged in front of the booths that were promoted by international food review guidelines Michelin's "Biden" discount food promotion.

The South Airport Night Market on Wanhua Old Street, Taipei strengthens environmental protection in the epidemic, enhances the cleanliness of the night market. It also attracts customers from all parties with affordable foods with rich villages.(Photo by Wen Weizhong)

In front of the Puzi rice cake popular stall at the entrance of the Nighty Airport Night Market, customer Wu Qifeng (53 years old, information technology industry) lamented that although the night market is more and more clean and more planned, there are too many people to be patient and have to be patient.Line up, "pretty bad", and there are more crowds on the weekend than before the epidemic.

As a Taipei native, Wu Qifeng loves to visit the South Airport Night Market, Raohe Night Market and Ningxia Night Market. Each night market has its own characteristics for him.When barbecue, he will go to South Airport.

Lin Dingguo (59 years old), the president of the Taiwan Night Market Business District Industrial Trade Union, said that the first three months of unblocking in Taiwan in 2022, many people were stuffed and traveling abroad.

According to his evaluation, most night market crowds have returned to the epidemic, and some night markets have strengthened environmental protection during the epidemic period, improved cleanliness, also launched cash -free payment, and allowed passengers to scan the code to translate the multi -language menu instant.The delivery platform cooperates and is good at promoting social media. Today, the business is at least 10 % or 20 % more than before the epidemic.Taking the Ningxia Night Market, which has a comprehensive improvement and active activities, as an example, the crowd and turnover are 30 % or 40 % more than before the epidemic.

Luke's extinct night market tourists reshuffle

Lin Dingguo is also an associate professor at the Enterprise Management Department of the Taipei University of Commerce. Eight years ago, the "Night Market University" special class was established to assist stalls who have lost school because of work and support their families to strengthen their business management.

He noticed that after the epidemic was soothing, people went to the night market to seek "the fun of strolling, the temperature of the temperature, and the local characteristics".Fashionable and healthy, Taichung emphasizes creativity, Tainan emphasizes traditional, Hualien and Taitung emphasize the beauty of the indigenous people, and mainly focus on "enjoy the season, eat the place", attract tourists from Taiwan to the end of Taiwan.Re -visit again.

Three night market experts with a master's degree, looking forward to carrying forward the Taiwan night market food.From the left, Lin Jiale, the head of the Ningxia Night Market "Chitose Banquet", Lin Dingguo, president of the Taiwan Night Market Business District Industrial Trade Union, and Chen Yan, the owner of the "Yue's Qi Egg onion Cake" stall, the Ningxia Night Market.(Photo by Wen Weizhong)

The popular stall of Ningxia Night Market "Yue's Egg onion Cake" stall Chen Yantong (43 years old) has been in business for more than eight years.

About 40 % of the Ningxia Night Market is a tourist.Chen Yantong found that after Luke's extinct, tourists have re -reshuffled. Now, if the number of passengers ranks in the number, it will be from South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, and Europe and the United States.Therefore, he made four Chinese, British, Japanese and Korean menu menus, so that customers immediately translated into their familiar Chinese after scanning the code.

Lin Dingguo also took the lead in implementing the QR code that combines various cashless payment in Ningxia Night Market, and is ready to promote the convenience and digitalization of the Taiwan Night Market.

The second -generation stalls joined the operating night market

The Taiwan Night Market's transformation and improvement has also attracted many high -educated stalls' second -generation investment.Lin Jiale (34 years old), who graduated from the Master of Electronic Engineering of Taiwan University of Science and Technology, shoulders the heavy responsibility of carrying forward the night market food.

As the person in charge of the Ningxia Night Market Food Culture Company, in addition to promoting the "Chitose Banquet", which has held more than 20 centuries of food per night, he has also led Ningxia and other night markets to go overseas.The market set by Shenzhen and Japan in mainland China to promote authentic Taiwanese snacks.

Looking at the future development, Chen Yantong, who has a master's degree in university mechanics, believes that Taiwan's night market should also strengthen hygiene and clean and diverse marketing to enhance image and customer experience and expand market and turnover.The so -called multi -marketing refers to the delivery platform and making frozen foods to allow the night market food to sell to the farther county and cities, and at the same time try to retain the original flavor.