Temple Street Night Market

Address: Temple Street, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Transportation: 

• MTR Yau Ma Tei Station – Exit C – Temple Street

• MTR Jordan Station – Exit A, right onto Jordan Street then take another right again into Temple Street

Temple Street Market is a well-known place that usually gets filmed in Hong Kong movies. If you love Hong Kong movies, you sure will find this place similar to Déjà vu. The market shows the local culture of Hong Kong, especially the night market as it shows the living culture. The market got its name “Temple Street Night Market” from the fact that it is near the Tin Hau temple, where it is located in the center of the main area.

Around dawn, when the sun decides to go to sleep, people set up their booths around the street to start their business for the day. At night, temple street are surrounded with lights that attract lots of locals and visitors walking along the night market. It goes from a quiet and empty street to a vivid and lively place.

To visit temple street night market, you can start from the street next to traditional Market where you can see Chinese opera performance, traditional paichangxi repertoire, listen to Cantonese Pop music or even Western Pop music. There are also physiognomists and professional chess players booth that you can visit. Temple Street Night Market is knowns as “The night club for people” and “Men’s street”. It provides entertainment for people to enjoy and as for men’s street that is because most shopping items are focus on men, for example:

• Sweater

• Shirts & jeans

• Pen

• Watches

However, temple street night market also sells small ornaments, chinaware (tea), jade, antiques, electronics, toys, computer hardware, travel items and more as well. Temple Street is a place best for shopping for treats and Chinese cultures’ souvenirs. Temple Street night market is a cultural place you step in to experience the local atmosphere and enjoy joyful shopping atmosphere of a Chinese market.