Ximen, Taipei sign at night, partially obscured by sculptures.

Ximending

Ximending

1.12.2018
Places, Taiwan
Taipei

Ximending is a shopping and entertainment district in the Wanhua District of Taipei. Over 3 million shoppers visit Ximending every month and stroll through the largest pedestrian area in Taiwan.

Three stylized dog sculptures touching noses against a dark blue background.

Crowded nighttime entrance to Ximending pedestrian shopping district beneath a brightly lit archway with neon signs and a large movie billboard

Nighttime street scene in Ximending, Taiwan, with brightly lit storefronts and people crossing the street.

Historic red brick building with white stone banding illuminated at night featuring a Chinese character sign above the entrance

Historic red brick building facade at night with arched windows, warm wall lights, and a traditional Chinese signboard above the entrance

Under Japanese rule, Ximeding developed into a well-known theater street in the 1930s. One historic theatre is the Red House Theatre. It was first built as a market building and later converted into a theatre.

Couple standing on a crosswalk at night in a brightly lit Asian city.

Street food vendor pushing a cart across a neon-lit pedestrian intersection at night

Woman using phone, walking past Adidas store at night.

Ximending is sometimes referred to as Harajuku the Taiwanese. Harajuku is a district in Shibuya, Tokyo and is considered the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion.

Bronze statue of two people taking a selfie at night.

Glowing red paper lanterns hanging over a busy city street at night with taxis and neon signs

Traffic volunteer in neon jacket directing vehicles on a Taipei city street at night

Busy urban street at night covered in colorful neon signs and illuminated storefronts with congested traffic below

Illuminated red Chinese lanterns with characters hanging outdoors at night.

Person in red and black plaid shirt with 'FEVER' on back, standing near a car at night.

Two women watch a street performer manipulate glowing hoops.

Street performer spinning glowing LED hula hoops at night in a crowded urban plaza