▁River . ▁Agricult ural ▁produce ▁from ▁far ms ▁in ▁Sh il in ▁being ▁sh ipped ▁to ▁other ▁ports ▁such ▁as ▁Bank a ▁and ▁D ada och eng ▁would ▁typically ▁be ▁sold ▁in ▁this ▁area . ▁The ▁day time ▁Sh il in ▁Market ▁was ▁formally ▁established ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁market ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁With ▁the ▁infl ux ▁of ▁customers , ▁many ▁new ▁business es ▁and ▁food ▁vend ors ▁began ▁to ▁establish ▁themselves ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁the ▁Sh il in ▁Night ▁Market ▁was ▁born . ▁ ▁Sh il in ▁Night ▁Market ▁has ▁since ▁become ▁the ▁largest ▁and ▁most ▁well - known ▁night ▁market ▁in ▁Taiwan , ▁especially ▁with ▁regards ▁to ▁food , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁favorite ▁foc al ▁point ▁for ▁Tai pe i ' s ▁night ▁life ▁among ▁residents ▁and ▁visitors ▁al ike . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁safety , ▁san itation ▁and ▁fire ▁ha z ard ▁concerns , ▁the ▁old ▁Sh il in ▁Market ▁structure ▁was ▁demol ished ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁by ▁the ▁Tai pe i ▁City ▁Government ; ▁the ▁food ▁vend ors ▁formerly ▁based ▁within ▁the ▁old ▁structure ▁were ▁re located ▁to ▁a ▁newer ▁temporary ▁structure ▁a ▁few ▁hundred ▁meters ▁away , ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁met ro ▁Ji ant an ▁Station . ▁Pl ans ▁for ▁the ▁renov ated ▁site ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁Work ▁comm enced ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁after ▁the ▁re location ▁of ▁the ▁vend