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Temple Street Night Market

Introducing Temple Street Night Market (from Hong Kong Tourism Board & Official Website)
Temple Street is a street located in the areas of Jordan and Yau Ma Tei in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Temple Street is known for its night market and as one of the busiest flea markets at night in the territory. Once a popular entertainment known as "Poor Man's Night Club", the Temple Street Night Market is the last remaining example in Hong Kong. It is named after a Tin Hau temple located in the centre of its main drag. Popular with tourists and locals alike in the evening, it is also common to see the place crowded at dusk. Temple Street Night Market helps us protect this unique part of Hong Kong culture by sampling the wears in the market stalls, Chinese Opera show or by visiting a fortune teller.

Temple Street Night Market Fast Facts
• Chinese Name: Miao Jie Ye Shi 庙街夜市
• Best Time to Visit: September to February
• Recommended Visiting Hours: 2-3 hours
• Things to Do: Photography, Shopping, Food
• Opening Hours: 14:00-24:00
• Entrance Fee: Free
• Address: Temple Street, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong

What to expect at Temple Street Night Market

Night Market
The tradition of Hong Kong Night Markets goes back to the early days of the region when it first became an major trading centre under the influence of the British traders. With hot days and no air-conditioning the best time to go out "shopping" was in the evening. Combine the better temperature with the Chinese preference for late night snacking and the idea of having a Night Market was born. Most adults in Hong Kong have good memories of the several different night markets that operated, including the "Poor Man's Nightclub" which was located on Hong Kong Island in the Sheung Wan district, or the "large piece of land" on what is now Hollywood Road. Today only Temple Street Night Market is an example left of the day to day normal operation of a traditional Hong Kong market.

The Backdrop to Movies
The unique characteristics of Temple Street make it a desirable location for filming. It is often used as a setting to portray all walks of life in Hong Kong. Also, many gangster films depict the place as a street of crime. The place is featured in films such as Queen of Temple Street (1990) and The Prince of Temple Street (1992). Temple Street also plays a prominent role in the Stephen Chow film The God of Cookery, the Fiona Sit series C'est La Vie, Mon Chéri, and the TVB series Street Fighter which starred Hacken Lee and Edmond Leung.

 

 

 

Shopping
When the sun goes down, the traders have already laid out their wares and the opera singers and fortune tellers begin to emerge. Welcome to the Temple Street Night Market, a popular street bazaar. You’ll find everything from tea wares and traditional crafts to novelty t-shirts and the latest tech accessories, but be sure to visit several different stalls so you can compare prices and haggle for the best deal.

Fortune Tellers
When you’re done with souvenir shopping, head to the north end of the market, where a cluster of fortune-telling booths await to unveil what the future has in store for you. There is a long tradition of fortune telling in and around temples, and this has extended now into the Temple Street Night Market were fortune tellers await. Each fortune teller has a small stall with a table and chair and posters put up explaining his methods. A variety of methods of fortune telling are used including examination of the hands, ears and use of Chinese astrology. Some of the fortune tellers have sufficient English to give a reading to tourists, check with them first before joining a queue! Signs up in English at there stall normally indicate a willingness to do a reading in English. Watch out for the unique Chinese fortune telling by bird method, where a small caged bird will select a card from a large pack, and on that card will be a fortune just for you.

 

 

 

Cantonese Opera
Outside the main Temple Street Night market, but still inside Temple Street but just outside the Tin Hau Temple itself, and around the corner from the fortune tellers, is the Opera Singing area. Cantonese Opera is a unique singing style with its own musical system which is quite different from other types of music. Here in Temple Street enthusiastic amateur signers congregate to practice and perform. Although they may collect donations they are not really busking but are mostly there to encourage and develop their hobby. You will see amateurs of all levels of skill, from the quite basic to professional quality. In the past some singers from Temple Street have gone on to have professional careers in Opera and other forms. Performances can be heard from around 8:30pm until 11:00 most nights, but not including Wednesday as this is Horse Race Day.

Eating
As a street market the Shopping should be seen as the mainstay of Temple Street Night Market, but as many people come here to dine as to buy. It is one of the few places in Hong Kong where the traditional street-food restaurants or Dai Pai Dongs are still to be found, mixed among the market stalls, spilling out of the shop fronts, or congregating in the Woosung Street Temporary Hawker Food Bazaar. Enjoy snacks or a full dinner of fresh fish, spicy crab, claypot rice and other unique dishes.

How to get to Temple Street Night Market
• Take MTR Tsuen Wan Line to Jordan Station (Exit A). Walk along Jordan Road for 3 blocks until you reach Temple Street.
• Take KMB bus No. 2E, 42A, 60X, 63X, 69X, 238X or 268X to Temple Street Jordan.
• Rent a car/bus from GGC to enjoy a hassle free private transfer from hotels in Hong Kong to Temple Street Night Market.

Additional travel advice on Temple Street Night Market
• There is no point in visiting the Temple Street before the lunch hour as there is no market to see but only normal commercial shops.
• Please take care of your belongings on the street and beware of pickpockets.

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