Hsinchu's Flower market is a unique market that sells half food and half gardening products in Hsinchu City. It is only open on the weekends, but you can often find lots of people here buying plants and seeds to make their gardens. It is a worthwhile visit if you are in Hsinchu.
Background: Hsinchu's Weekend Flower Market was established in 1984 by Hsinchu's agricultural association. The market was closed for three months during the summer of 2021 because of the Pandemic. In addition to snacks, gardening tools, and local agricultural products, the market also sells many local art and craft items. Price: Free Hours: 8 AM - 7 PM Saturdays and Sundays Tours: You can find more tours and activities in Hsinchu such as You can find more tours and activities in Hsinchu such as river tracing, wild hot springs, white water kayaking, backpack rafting, Little Ding Dong Theme Park, Leofoo Village Theme Park, Window on China Theme Park, glamping, camping, stone spa, horse riding, Yukids Island, Tom and Bei Bei Parent Child Paradise, bee keeping experience, cycling, dried persimmons experience, Jump Wave Trampoline Park and more on Klook here or KKday here. Where to stay: Most of the accommodation you will find is near the city center. If you will only visit downtown, you can consider a day trip from Taipei. We have stayed at and recommend the Golden Motel a high quality motel near Green Grass Lake (you can book on Agoda here, Booking.com here, Hotels.com here, Expedia here, or Trip.com here), and CD Motel, another high quality motel in downtown Hsinchu (you can book on Agoda here, Booking.com here, or Trip.com here). Unfortunately I cannot recommend any further hotels that I have stayed at in Hsinchu because usually we stay at my wife's uncle's house. You can find out where to stay in our Taiwan hotels guide or search for the best hotel deals in Taiwan here. You can also book Wifi and SIM cards for Taiwan on Gigago here. Need travel insurance? Compare prices on Insubuy here. Just to let you know, if you book using the links above, we get some commission at no cost to you, and you can help support our blog. You can click here to receive $5 USD on your first Klook purchase. How to get there: By car/scooter: From central Hsinchu, turn onto Shipin Road, and park near the south side of Hsinchu Park. There is an underground parking lot and paid parking on the side of the road. The temple is on the south side of the park. If you are looking for car rentals in Hsinchu, you can also search Qeeq here, Klook here, or KKDay here. You can also check out our car rental guide here. Looking for scooter rental in Hsinchu? You can search Klook here or KKday here to look for options. You can also check out our scooter rental guide here. By TRA: Hsinchu Confucius temple is only a ten-minute walk from Hsinchu TRA station; it lies south of the station in Hsinchu Park. The ride takes about 19 minutes. You can book tickets to travel to Hsinchu via inter-city bus on Klook here. You can book tickets to Hsinchu via high speed rail (HSR) on Klook here or KKDay here. Book tickets via the normal train (TRA) on Klook here. By Bicycle: Cycling is the best way to enjoy Taiwan's landscapes if you have the time and energy. Looking for bicycle rentals in Taiwan? You can search on KKday here and Klook here. You can also check out our Taiwan cycling guide here. Map: Our Journey: I have been to Hsinchu's flower market many times to visit my wife's relatives who live within walking distance. It is a nice place to grab a snack and find some gardening items if you are into that kind of thing. 
There are many historical monuments you can check out nearby, such as the Hsinchu Glass Museum.
Main entrance to the flower market.
This is the main gardeny part of the market, with either side selling mostly plant related items.
The market sits on the road that surrounds the stadium in Hsinchu Park.
Plants for sale.
More flowers and plants for sale.
Catcus for sale.
Clothes for sale.
Fruits for sale.
Trinkets for sale.
More clothes for sale.
Balloon popping game.
More fruits for sale.
Flowers for sale.
More flowers for sale.
Bonsai trees.
Socks.
Papaya Milk.
It was pretty good, and not too much sugar added.
We also let our kid play this fishing game with little nets.
Catch and release. We did not take any fish home.
You can see more photos of the flower market above.
You can find more tours and activities in Hsinchu such as river tracing, wild hot springs, white water kayaking, backpack rafting, Little Ding Dong Theme Park, Leofoo Village Theme Park, Window on China Theme Park, glamping, camping, stone spa, horse riding, and more on Klook here or KKday here. You can check out our full guide to Hsinchu here. You can also check out our full travel guide to Taiwan here.
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