Temple Street Night Market – More than your Average Shopping Trip

A glance in to Hong Kong's interior will verify that first impressions are not always right. Initially overbearing, noisy, bustling and flurried, a second look will guarantee a different impression. Completely safe and extremely well organized, it will offer unexpected moments of serenity and peace. Be it in a wizened man enjoying a bowl of hot soup at a way side inn or the breathtaking view of the harbor vistas. Nudging you out of your comfort zone, Hong Kong is the best place to be if you are looking for something different.

Located at Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, is Hong Kong's famous open air night market. Named after the Tin Hau Temple, it is home to a great number of markets, stalls, shops and malls and is infamous among the locals. Opening times are at about 2 pm. But if you really want to experience what the market is about, a stroll well after evening has descended is well recommended. Often referred to as Men's Street - as it formally specialized in men's items, at present anything and everything can be found if only you have the patience to browse.

Popular for the sale of inexpensive items such as mobile phones, watches, home decorative items, crockery, jewelry, stylish hand bags, casual clothing, CDs, pottery and lots more, there is always more room to bargain. Also having countless food outlets that serve everything from snacks to Chinese delicacies, a visit to the Dai Pai Dong restaurant would not go amiss. The night market also provides something for your aesthetic senses. Cantonese Opera singers, street side fortune tellers, Chinese chess players, astrologers and street side dentists, make this slightly off-beat market revel in a special kind of charm.

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