The Dongdamen Night Market or Tungtamen Night Market () is a night market in Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan. It is the largest night market in the county.
Name Dongdamen means big east gate in English due to its location at the eastern edge of Hualien City.
History The area where the night market stands today used to be the area of the old train station. The night market was opened in July2015. On 3June2019, the night market was engulfed in flame, which started about 1a.m. The fire damaged the 660m2 area of the night market and burned down 32stalls.
Architecture The night market was constructed as part of the 6th rezoning area. It spreads over an area of 9 hectares and consists of Futing Night Market () for Taiwanese cuisine, street of Taiwanese Indigenous cuisine (), Ziqiang Night Market () and street of Mainland China cuisine (). The night market also features a center plaza, a tourist information center, an ecology pond and a lookout tower.
Business Currently there are 400 vendors operating at the night market.
Transportation The night market is accessible by bus from Hualien Station of Taiwan Railway.
See also List of night markets in Taiwan
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