Zhonghe (中和) and Yonghe (永和) are two crowded, neighboring districts of New Taipei City, just across the Xindian River from Taipei's Gongguan and Guting. They are where many people actually live, and they reward visitors with food: Taiwan's biggest Burmese community on Huaxin Street, one of the best-loved night markets in New Taipei, the soy milk breakfast that made Yonghe's name, and a hilltop temple with one of the best night views over the Taipei basin.
- Where Zhonghe District and Yonghe District, New Taipei City
- MRT Orange Line, Zhonghe branch: Dingxi (O04), Yongan Market (O03), Jingan (O02, change for the Circular Line, Y11) and Nanshijiao (O01)
- Best for Burmese and Yunnan food, a local night market, breakfast, a night view
- Time an afternoon and evening
How to get there
The Orange Line (Zhonghe-Xinlu Line) runs south from Guting Station in Taipei into Yonghe and Zhonghe. Dingxi (O04) is the first stop after you leave Taipei, then Yongan Market (O03), Jingan (O02) and the end of the line at Nanshijiao (O01). Make sure you board a train for Nanshijiao: the Orange Line has three branches, and trains from Taipei also run to Xinzhuang and Luzhou. At Jingan you can change to the Circular Line (Yellow Line, Y11), which runs on to Banqiao. → How the Taipei MRT works
What to see
Huaxin Street, Myanmar Street (華新街)
Huaxin Street, often called Myanmar Street or Burma Street, is home to the largest Sino-Burmese community in Taiwan. Many families trace their roots to Chinese troops who retreated from Yunnan into Burma and Thailand, and the cooking mixes Yunnan and Burmese styles. Shop signs are in both Chinese and Burmese. Look for mohinga (rice noodles in fish soup), coconut chicken, curries and fried split-pea fritters, in plain little shops. The street celebrates Thingyan, the Burmese water festival, every year.
- Hours: New Taipei City lists the street as open 06:00 to 20:00, so it is a breakfast and lunch place more than a late one.
- MRT: Nanshijiao Station (Orange Line, O01), a short walk.
Hongludi Nanshan Fude Temple (烘爐地南山福德宮)
Hongludi, "stove land", is a temple on the slopes of Nanshijiao Mountain (302 meters), named for the two peaks behind it that look like a stove. Nanshan Fude Temple honors Tudigong, the Earth God, and a giant Earth God statue stands above it. Many visitors come for the view: from the top, New Taipei City says, you can see the Xindian and Dahan rivers, Guanyinshan, the Datun volcanoes and, on clear nights, Taipei 101. It is one of the classic night-view spots in the metro area.
- Where: No. 160-1, Lane 399, Section 2, Xingnan Road, Zhonghe District.
- Hours: open 24 hours.
- Getting there: MRT to Nanshijiao Station (Orange Line, O01), then follow Xingnan Road toward the mountain. The main hall is high on the hill, so this is a real climb on foot. A taxi from Nanshijiao saves most of it. Bus routes and weekend shuttles change, so check the New Taipei bus app or ask at the station before relying on one.
Good to know: the temple suggests that visitors with older relatives park near the rear entrance, because the main hall is on higher ground. Go around sunset to see the city in daylight and then lit up.
Lehua Night Market (樂華夜市)
Yonghe's big night market grew up along Yongping Road from the 1970s and now spreads into Section 1 of Baofu Road and Lane 18 of Baoping Road, with more than 300 food stalls and restaurants. Food is at both ends of Yongping Road and clothes and shoes in the middle. The crowd is mostly local. Try the deep-fried pork rib soup with white pepper, oyster omelet and pork blood soup.
- Hours: 16:00 to midnight.
- MRT: Dingxi Station (Orange Line, O04) for the north side, Yongan Market Station (Orange Line, O03) for the south side.
NightMarket.tw has which Lehua stalls to look for and where. → Taipei's night markets
Yonghe soy milk breakfast (永和豆漿)
The "Yonghe Soy Milk" signs you see all over Taiwan take their name from this district, where this kind of soy milk shop first set up. The best-known shop is World Soybean Milk Magnate (世界豆漿大王), in business since 1955, near Dingxi Station, which New Taipei City lists as open around the clock. Order thick soy milk, a sesame flatbread with a fried dough stick, or an egg crepe.
- MRT: Dingxi Station (Orange Line, O04).
→ Taiwanese breakfast: what to order and how soy milk shops work
Timing tips
- Myanmar Street by day. Go for breakfast or lunch: many shops close by evening.
- Hongludi at dusk. Arrive before sunset for the view in daylight, then stay for the lights.
- Lehua after dark. Weekend evenings are the busiest; a weeknight is easier. Watch for scooters at the road crossings.
- One evening plan. Myanmar Street for a late lunch, Hongludi for sunset, then back down the Orange Line to Lehua for dinner.
→ Banqiao · Sanchong and Luzhou · Taipei neighborhoods
Sources
Huaxin Street history, food, hours and Thingyan from New Taipei City's Huaxin Street page. Hongludi's address, hours, history and view from its temple page and the walking route from its Hunglodei trail page. Lehua Night Market's history, size, food and hours from New Taipei City's night market page. The Zhonghe line stations, World Soybean Milk Magnate and Huaxin Street's nearest station from its Zhonghe and Yonghe page. Station codes from the Taipei Metro station list. Checked October 2026.