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Feature: Vancouver summer night market attracts thousands of food lovers

Xinhua, May 12, 2015 Adjust font size:

The International Summer Night Market in Vancouver's suburb city of Richmond opened last week, giving locals and foreign visitors a chance to taste a variety of food.

The market, named by Travel and Leisure Magazine as one of the top four night markets in the world, is expected to attract 30,000 people every weekend. The market runs every weekend until Sept. 27.

The night market has the vibe of an international street food festival with crowds gathering for quick, hot eats from Japan, China, Korea, Vietnam and Canada.

After several months of Vancouver's long, rainy winter, residents here would now have a chance to get together outdoors for tasty food near the banks of the Fraser River and have a good time.

"They're definitely out there to try many different types of food that they normally don't get at home or shops," market manager Liza Cheung told Xinhua, noting that visitors especially like skewers, as they were quick, and easy to eat.

The market provides a good launching pad for new food sellers who want to get a taste for the local market without locking into a permanent location for a restaurant.

In the night market, Scott Truong has set up a street food-style shop selling authentic Vietnamese stir-fried corn with shrimp and green onions.

"I'm thinking maybe just to bring Vietnamese culture to people here, so they will know more about our culture, our food, our style," he said. "If you walk around here, (you will find) most of the items are Chinese or barbecue, so I wanted to bring something different."

He said the night market has brought together people with different backgrounds and given everybody a chance to try different food while hanging out late into the night.

The market, which runs until 11 p.m. on weekends, also gives young people a safe place to gather while providing them lots of interesting snacks such as ice creams and the market's famous hurricane potatoes. There are also musical entertainment and merchandise vendors in the old industrial lot. Endi