Sanfong Central Street
三鳳中街
A dry-goods and candy old street beside Kaohsiung Station, lined with preserved fruit, dried goods and sweets; the busiest New Year shopping street in southern Taiwan before the Lunar New Year.
Sanfong Central Street lies south of Kaohsiung Station and takes its name from the nearby Sanfeng Temple beside the railway. Since the 1950s it has been a wholesale street for dry goods. Its roughly 500-metre length is packed with shops selling preserved fruit, dried goods, nuts, sweets, shiitake mushrooms, dried mullet roe and local specialties. Samples are often offered, prices are affordable, and it is a good place to buy souvenirs. The month before the Lunar New Year, the street becomes a “New Year goods street” with huge crowds. The Sanfeng Temple (dedicated to Nezha) beside it is also worth a visit. Getting there: about a 5-minute walk from Houyi station on the Red MRT line or from Kaohsiung Station.
Opening hours
About 8:00 am–9:00 pm
Nearby sights
- Liuhe Night Market
- Formosa Boulevard Station Dome of Light
- Love River
- Kaohsiung Museum of History
- Shinkuchan Shopping District
- Kaohsiung Music Center
- Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts
- Pier-2 Art Center