Sunday, May 24, 2009

Taipei: Wufeng Pu Commercial District 五分埔

From Taipei 101, we took a tax to Wufenpu. The journey took about 10minutes, and it costs us NT$75.00. What is so special about this place, as most of my girl friends said this is the right place to shop for plenty of beautiful dress with a cheap price.
Wufenpu ready-made clothes distribution market has been transformed into an organised ready-made clothes distribution zone.

Where is Wufenpu? It's located between Songshan Rd and Yongji Rd. Take MRT to Houshanpi station, and take about 10min walk. In 1769, five families from fuken province, China bought this place from the Malixikou, that was how it got its name, (for “Wu-fen-pu” means “divide the land by five”). Most soil in this area was too poor to farm; in addition, there were mental hospitals and pig farms built in this place and therefore it was thought to be the wasteland of the ignobility.

So tired of walking! I didn't manage to buy a lot of beautiful dresses from here. However, it is consider an eye opening trip.

No comments: