306 Night Market

Have you ever been to a “night market” anywhere in Asia? Bristol singer and songwriter Robi Mitch talks to ShaoLan about his experiences visiting night markets in mainland China and Taiwan when on tour there with Transition. Robin shares some of his most memorable experiences of wandering through a night market in Taiwan and being given the opportunity to try all kinds of food and drink, including the infamous “stinky tofu!” Typically, there are also games to play to win prizes and the atmosphere is usually very family friendly, so it’s not uncommon to see young children out with their families around midnight in these night markets!

In Chinese, the word for “night market” is 夜市. The first character 夜 means “evening” or “night” and the second character 市 represents the boundary defining where people can trade, so it can mean “market” but can also mean “city” because historically, cities have usually grown up around areas of trade. However, in this case, 市 simply means “market”, so 夜市, “night market.”

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Night market
夜市
yè shì
Night
Market
shì
Taipei city
台北市
tái běi shì
Shanghai City
上海市
shàng hǎi shì
Beijing City
北京市
běi jīng shì
Stinky tofu
臭豆腐
chòu dòu fǔ
Stinky, smelly
chòu
Tofu
豆腐
dòu fǔ
Flower market
花市
huā shì
Farmers' market
菜市 or 菜市場 / 菜市 or 菜市场
cài shì or cài shì chǎng
Market
市場 / 市场
shì chǎng
Jade market
玉市
yù shì
Midnight
半夜
bàn yè
Night shift
夜班
yè bān
Work shift, class
bān
Night life
夜生活
yè shēng huó
Night owl
夜貓子 / 夜猫子
yè māo zi

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