Guohua Youai New Commercial District is the only landmark which has witnessed the transition of the traditional and modern eras in Tainan. For the young people of the new generation, Guohua Youai New Commercial District has a similar reputation to Simending, a fashionable hangout in Taipei. For those elderly, Guohua Youai New Commercial District is the best location to reminisce the old memories of Tainan City. These memories have lead to the construction of new streets, giving way to the refurbishment of an old department store.
Shihzihding (Guohua and Youai Streets) is the department store for the grannies. It exhibits three different aspects of Tainan: Humanistic (The old shop of Tainan), nature (Third class historic site: Habitat Maintenance Pine King, also known as Couple’s Tree) and geography (Heart of the ancient capital of Tainan). Take a walk on Guohua and Youai Streets, passing by the Canal, and you can see how it is referred to as the Museum of Life here in Tainan.
The famous Sakariba Kanle Market is also here. Walk into any alleyway and you will feel immediately the friendly nature of the locals. The streets are lined with traditional shops one after another and there are various stalls offering local delicacies. The stall owners’ enthusiastic advertisement and invitation extend to each and every passerby. So why not pull up a seat and eat to your heart’s content?