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 Shop till you drop in Taiwan – Taiwan is fast becoming the trend-setting shopping capital in Asia. Its shopping districts are abuzz with a shopping atmosphere rivaling those of Rodeo Drive or Fifth Avenue.
In the major cities, you can find large multi-story department stores from Japan that carry all the latest designer fashions. They are constantly holding sales and special promotions to keep the customers coming back.
 Ximending – Taiwan’s Fifth Avenue
The towering billboards and neon lights of Ximending, the main shopping and fashion district of Taipei, resembles the electric atmosphere of inner-city Tokyo or Times Square. Considered by young Taiwanese as the most popular and fashionable shoping district in Taiwan, its streets are lined with CD shops, hair salons, exotic restaurants, local snacks, department stores, book stores as well as movie and karaoke theatres.
Taipei 101 – Shopping reaching new heights
 The looming Taipei 101, now the iconic symbol of Taiwan’s modernity, features its own extensive mall with an exquisite range of retail outlets. Visited by up to 20,000 people per day, the mall showcases upscale boutiques of all the major international fashion brands, including shops that carry exclusive items not available elsewhere in Taipei.
Dream Mall – The 11th largest shopping mall in the World
 In the southwestern city of Kaohsiung, the Dream Mall presents itself as the icon of Taiwanese shopping. The second largest mall in South East Asia, its extensive range of department stores, outlets, café’s, restaurants and movie theatres present an unparalleled shopping experience.
Taipei Holiday Flower Market – A blossoming market atmosphere
Flower markets are part of Taiwan’s unique character, a celebration of natural colours, scents and visuals. On every weekend and holiday, the Jianguo Holiday Flower Market is always packed with people. Besides flowers and plants, Jianguo Holiday Flower Market also sells floral instruments and seeds. This is obviously a heaven for gardening lovers.
Taipei Guanghua Market – The Computer City
Guanghua Market opened in 1973 under Guanghua Bridge between Bade Road and Civic Boulevard in Taipei. It was originally occupied by used book shops relocated from Guling Street and unlicensed shops moved from Bade Road. Business at the market took a while to pick up due to the limited choice of items on sale. This began to change with the arrival of antique, jade and electronic supply shops in 1979; and in the 1990s the market consolidated its reputation as the go-to place in Taipei for computer equipment and other electronic gadgets, with over a hundred shops selling these high-tech items. On January 18, 2006, Guanghua Market was relocated to a new facility at 77 Jinshan North Road. In addition to computers and other electronic peripherals, the new market sells branded sportswear and athletic gear, DVDs and CDs, posters, PC and console games, books, stereo equipment, mobile phones and more. The market is known for its wide variety, low prices and convenient comparison shopping, making it a magnet for budget-minded student shoppers.
Taipei Dihua Street Market
A walk through the Dihua Street Area gives visitors a feel of Taipei city's past. The old-town market has scores of shops selling a variety of traditional goods such as Chinese medicines and herbs, temple icons and incense, spices and dried food, colorful bolts of cloth, and bamboo and wooden crafts. A fascinating patch of the past.
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