After dark Taipei transforms itself into hustle and bustle city of lights. Below are pictures from 4 different locations:

1. old downtown at dusk

near Taipei Main Station, it's old shopping area
http://img38.echo.cx/img38/7622/013dy.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/8800/089ns.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/8804/094bl.jpg

cram school street
http://img38.echo.cx/img38/9754/024ng.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/3513/072dt.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/1815/060pl.jpg

alley with local food
http://img38.echo.cx/img38/5471/037pe.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/2928/040bf.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/8673/055cm.jpg

2. Ximending

it's old entertainment and shopping area

Red Theater...
http://img38.echo.cx/img38/6002/354so.jpg

turn back
http://img38.echo.cx/img38/2500/362cs.jpg

and from street level
http://img38.echo.cx/img38/7017/374no.jpg

pedestian area
http://img38.echo.cx/img38/3282/381yf.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/2765/397oz.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/7255/400se.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/9106/413je.jpg

street scenes
http://img38.echo.cx/img38/6512/421xr.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/6417/436nk.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/9418/445ph.jpg

tattoo street
http://img38.echo.cx/img38/7074/454py.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/2969/470ep.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/4613/466ji.jpg

sushi bar with dish train
http://img38.echo.cx/img38/5877/486re.jpg

shopping
http://img38.echo.cx/img38/325/496vi.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/5305/649mk.jpg

3. Xinyi, Mitsukoshi complex

new shopping area
http://img38.echo.cx/img38/6042/503nn.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/795/515at.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/6336/526qh.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/5340/539ht.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/6370/554yt.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/3124/563sc.jpg

new skybridge to Warner Village
http://img38.echo.cx/img38/7436/573hs.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/1810/586qs.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/466/593wt.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/3248/604un.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/2761/615ly.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/5985/623uz.jpg

Warner Village
http://img38.echo.cx/img38/8881/631aa.jpg

4. Shilin Night Market

hustle and bustle of Taipei's best night market
http://img38.echo.cx/img38/4687/101kb.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/7638/111rs.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/7407/128ho.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/9632/130dv.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/2568/149pq.jpg

Mazu Temple
http://img38.echo.cx/img38/6779/156gn.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/2304/164dg.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/3503/173sn.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/8673/188py.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/1658/190zb.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/6787/205xz.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/6490/218rc.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/9801/220hr.jpg

back to the market
http://img38.echo.cx/img38/7879/236fk.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/1170/249nl.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/7863/257tq.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/5213/264fw.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/914/275hc.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/5729/280dy.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/6619/291mg.jpg

fortune-teller street in City Jungle Complex...
http://img38.echo.cx/img38/7175/315py.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/3708/309xj.jpg

... and pets street in the same complex
http://img38.echo.cx/img38/9461/321fo.jpg

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/684/338kp.jpg

going back
http://img38.echo.cx/img38/3065/345ql.jpg
:goodnight

Nice photos. Thanks for sharing.

Cool!

ni shi hen hao photographer de, wo ai taiwan he taipei ^^

looks like Tokyo

Great pics. Very modern.

Fantastic!

superb shots of a fantastic city!

amazing

LOL, Wonbin, korean actor, is on the signboard in the street of Taipei,
asvertising men's toiletry or something.
http://img38.echo.cx/img38/7622/013dy.jpg

那是元斌么？

I like the new shopping area

wo yao qu taiwan

http://www.chiplife.republika.pl/Anim-chiplife.gif
spirit of the wheels
the wheel is the CHIPLIFE
word spirit it's information

http://www.rozmowy.all.pl/index.php?option=displaypage&Itemid=100&op=page&SubMenu=

LOL, Wonbin, korean actor, is on the signboard in the street of Taipei,
asvertising men's toiletry or something.
http://img38.echo.cx/img38/7622/013dy.jpg

i see some korean characters

In this pic alone, it happens that you can see the stores originally from Japan, HK, USA and Corea.

http://img38.echo.cx/img38/2500/362cs.jpg

TWINS made it to Taiwan!

一座很有味道的城市！就喜欢这样的感觉。


传统与现代并进，真是好样的！！！

great!

There is a man in your pictures two times. He is wearing a black shirt and camoflage shorts. Very nice pictures. Taiwan looks soo modern and clean.

Will the PRC cities become like this if the history changed?