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大稻埕最為人知的便是迪化街，該處是中式料理餐廳和藥草行的雲集之地。區內的永樂市場有許多紡織品攤位，而周圍巷弄內則林立著手工藝工作坊、精品店和咖啡館。這裡傳統餐館與時髦咖啡廳交錯而立，供應現代台式菜餚和融合各種風味的美食。最古老的人文薈萃之地，走過百年繁華歷史。

迪化街內有眾多賣各式南北貨的商店，是過年過節買年貨的好地方。平時如果需要香菇，魚翅，鮑魚，以及各種中藥材，來一趟都可買齊。除此以外也很多蜜餞攤，買一些解嘴饞很棒。

大稻埕過去是北部重要的貿易港口，現在仍在南北貨、中藥等占有著一席之地，平時的大稻埕帶有一分斑駁的懷舊氣息，走進迪化街更瀰漫著一股乾貨鹹味與醃漬味，再向前行還能盡享大稻埕的絕美河畔，近幾年，已有不少文青小店進駐，也能看到過去的舊攤販結合了新一代想法的演變。

沿淡水河邊的台北最早開市繁榮的商業區；由傳統的布店、南北貨批發、中藥材零售店、廟宇、市場、、直到近年發展的文創產業、、 夠你逛個夠、、 文化非常多元、而內容豐富的知性體驗、相信不論你來自何種背景、都會被吸引、、

Architecture of this area has been preserved by conservationists. Walking this 100 year old street is like walking a museum. It is now a mix of modern interior design for many stores yet continuing the old in others. Modern Dihua St is one of the most commercially active areas of Taipei with transactions in excess of 3 billion US (tea, medicinal herbs, incense, fabrics). This street reminded me of a huge Chinatown within the city, with its medicinal stores, dried foods stores, teas, candies. Coffee and tea shops abound. There are also many fabric stores in the area leading up to Dihua St. There is a temple where locals were burning incense and saying prayers. The temple offered a delicious free tea of wolfberries and red dates. Inside an old building was a small farmer’s market selling fruits, vegetables, meats, seafood. It didn't appear to be very busy. There is also a theatre in this district for traditional performing arts like shadow puppetry, opera performances weekends. There are also a couple of museums which I did not visit. I really enjoyed walking this street for viewing the ancient architecture of each building, each so very unique in design, above each store. Dihua Street is a must visit for anyone to fully appreciate the origins of Taipei. The shopping is excellent too. To get to Dihua St, take metro to Beimen green line metro stop, exit #2 and walk straight along Tacheng Road, many blocks, until you come to Dihua St sign at a major intersection.