Ximending is now called the “Harajuku” of Taipei. The city government and local stores established Ximending as a pedestrian area, prohibiting the entrance of vehicles on weekends and national holidays, a move that attracted young consumers and brought back business. Today, Ximending has over twenty theaters and six thousand vendors, and is a popular area for small concerts, album launches, and street performances.
The area of Seimon-chō included modern-day Chengdu Road (成都路), Xining South Road (西寧南路), Kunming Street (昆明街), and Kangding Road (康定路). However, today the Ximending Pedestrian Area not only includes Seimon-chō but also Wakatake-chō (若竹町) and Araki-chō (新起町).
Pic below : Ximending Circle at day and at night.
Pic below: What is so special of this hair saloon. The special is because they even expanded their business to three storeys and also a lot of outlets around this area.
I stayed in Royal Castle Hotel, Cheng Du Road, Taipei. This hotel is located within the Ximending circle. So that it's very convenience for us to walk around.
To know more about the hotel please log on to http://www.royalcastle-tpe.com.tw/.
Out of sudden, i saw a lot of teenagers gathered outside Etude House. Out of curiosity, i joined in too. But, i doubt, who are those "idols" printed on the board? i have no idea why the young girls are so crazy about them.
Three Siblings (三兄妹) Dessert Shop:
You must visit this dessert shop named "Three Siblings (三兄妹)" at the Food Street. Thumbs up to the Snow ice sharving dessert. I ordered one with Strawberry and manggo snow sharving (NT$120). The taste is really fantastic, smooth and not sweet. 
There are so many things to see in Simending circle. For instance, accesories, shoes, bags, T-shirts, fancy dress, nails spa and so on. But, mostly they are suitable for youngsters.
大车轮料理:
There are many Japanese restaurants around this area but my taste bud tells me that this is the one which will give me a high satisfaction. It proven that i'm right especially the scallop wrapped with seaweed is simply fantastic!.
Pic above: Look at the Tutu tren transports the sashimi and sushi on the trail.There are many Japanese restaurants around this area but my taste bud tells me that this is the one which will give me a high satisfaction. It proven that i'm right especially the scallop wrapped with seaweed is simply fantastic!.
「大车轮」呼啸而过的小火车就是该店卖点.
到西门町，不但有传统的中式料理，而且还有蛮不错的日式料理可供选择。拥有30多年历史的「大车轮」火车寿司，在寿司台前，载著食物的小火车就从你前面呼啸而过，难怪让这家老店生意永远兴隆，每到用餐时间，要排队等候许久才能有机会享受这种创意十足的用餐方式。
Pic below: thumbs up to the scallop wrapped with seaweed.
We ordered four types of dishes including a plate of scallop, Salmons and shasimi cost NT$790.00.
We ordered four types of dishes including a plate of scallop, Salmons and shasimi cost NT$790.00.At night, my local friend invited us for dinner at his condo's roof top. From there, i can see a beautiful night view of Taipei, where Taipei 101 is standing high above all.
Pic below : Night view of Chengdu Road.
Pic below : People are crowded there to see when the bomba tried to stop the fire on the top floor of the shoplot. 
青少年的消费天堂「不到西门町，不知道台北的热闹」。西门町的人潮中，年轻人最多，行人徒步区内打扮入时的男男女女到处都是，想知道年轻人流行些什么来这里就对了。Ximending is also accessible via exit 6 of MRT Ximen (Bannan Line and the future Songshan Line).
Pepper Biscuit 胡椒饼干 :
胡椒餅的內餡，採用新鮮衛生的電宰前腿豬肉為食材，加上馬來西亞進口胡椒粉與十多種辛香料，產地直送之現採青蔥，搭配獨家配方進行醃製，經48小時後，使香料完全入味，方能進行包製，以特製之陶缸爐採用木炭烘培，讓木炭本身之遠紅外線能量能釋放在整個缸爐內，如此堅持的製程，才能做出令人回味無窮的頂級碳烤胡椒餅。
胡椒餅皮酥、餡多、湯汁濃，每顆都渾圓飽滿，閃爍著溫潤的金黃色光澤，而味道更是與眾不同，使用新鮮的豬肉、青蔥及數十種辛香料加以特殊手法調味，並於餅皮灑上適量的白芝麻，經過八分鐘的炭烤，使其以最自然的方式呈現胡椒餅的風味，讓帝鈞胡椒餅甫出爐即被饕客搶購一空。
胡椒餅皮酥、餡多、湯汁濃，每顆都渾圓飽滿，閃爍著溫潤的金黃色光澤，而味道更是與眾不同，使用新鮮的豬肉、青蔥及數十種辛香料加以特殊手法調味，並於餅皮灑上適量的白芝麻，經過八分鐘的炭烤，使其以最自然的方式呈現胡椒餅的風味，讓帝鈞胡椒餅甫出爐即被饕客搶購一空。
Longshan Temple 龙山寺:
Longshan Temple, located at the LongShan MRT station, was originally built in 1738 and today is Taipei's best-known temple. Its host deity is God of Mercy; persiding in its rear court is Mazu, the Taoist Goddess of the Sea. They are accompanied by a host of other divine personages.
The structure includes unique dragon columns cast from bronze. Despite World War II bombing and several reconstrictions, th temple remains one of the city's best examples of traditional temple architecture.
The posts and beams of the temple were carved in great details, which i protected as the second-class palce of historical interest. The main hall worships the Goddess of Lotus and the back hall worships Ma Zu and other Gods. This is a temple worshipping multiple Gods.
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