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Guang Hwa is the only place to do all your shopping. Those who shop at the NOVA near the train station = fail.
Guang Hua market place was originally a humble (shady) place tucked
away beneath an expressway on ramp near the zhongxiao xinseng. It
wasn't incredibly hospitable but damn it, if you couldn't find it there,
you couldn't find it anywhere. The place, to be honest, was pig
disgusting in terms of cleanliness. But like all things Taiwanese, the
more ghetto a place is inversely the more uber it becomes. This is
especially true of places to eat for some reason.. It was cramp, dark,
damp, but the walls were lined with just about anything you needed.
Haggling for cheaper prices was expected. Something you just don't do
at a formal establishment.
Before the MRT was built, getting here was a huge pain in the butt if
you didn't know the bus routes or have personal transportation. But
all that was going to change really soon.
The ever speedy expanding construction of the Taipei Metro reached this
part of town first and plans for the tearing down of the on ramp were in
order. What was to become of Guang Hwa now? The relocation of the Epic
market place did not sit well with the customers new and old but the
decision was final. It didn't take long for them to erect a temporary
holding area for these stores as metal shed like things were
constructed not too far from the original location.
*The tearing down of the overpass*
*the shoddy refugee camp that housed Guang Hwa for 3+ years*
The 光華鐵皮屋 is probably what most people know as Guang Hwa Market but look carefully in the background. A new monster lurks and quietly bides its time...
Anyone who's been to this Guang Hwa during the weekends (heck even the
weekdays) knows that it's an insane shopping experience. Hundreds and
hundreds of sweaty shoppers squeeze in and out of the crowds like
toothpaste trying to get to the next store. Along the way you'll be
asked "Can i help, do you need anything, if you need something please
ask us" at least 9000 times. But experienced shoppers have developed
immunity towards their advances. The less able shoppers can opt to wear
earphones to ignore them without seeming like a huge prick.
But this is what 光華鐵皮屋 looks like now:
Metal gates locked and forgotten, trash strewn everywhere. Not a soul
in sight. Abandoned. What in the world happened? Well, readers, its
time to unveil the new mothership. I present to you:
   
oh, yeah, gee thanks! Open this epic structure while i only have 3 weeks left in Taiwan.
jl out
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| | Posted 7/16/2008 11:57 PM - 41 Views - 4 eProps - 2 comments
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