Every time we go back to Taiwan, we always make sure to visit the night market and enjoy the street food. During the pandemic, however, the night market was very deserted. Not only were there fewer people, but there were also fewer vendors. It was actually quite comfortable to walk along the empty streets.
We didn’t realize that the night market has now returned to normal. When we visited on a weekend, we were surprised by the size of the crowd. Maybe I’ve been living in a place with hardly any crowds for too long, so I’m no longer used to it. So when my friend said that after dinner he planned to take us for a walk in the night market, we immediately said no.
He then explained that he was actually planning to take us for a walk in the riverside park near the night market. Raohe Night Market is one of several well-known night markets in Taipei. We’ve been there several times, but we never knew there was a riverside park nearby. He led us through a narrow alley next to Songshan Ciyou Temple, beside Raohe Night Market. Then, we turned left and walked straight past the Rainbow Bridge to Rainbow Riverside Park.
The brightly lit park, right next to the Keelung River, was a beautiful sight. On the right was the red Rainbow Bridge, and on the left, the yellow Maishuaiyi Bridge. The twinkling lights reflecting on the water added vibrant colors to the park. It felt very safe to walk freely there at night.
Rainbow Riverside Park also has a bike lane, and YouBikes are available for rent nearby. There are basketball, softball, and tennis courts as well, making it a great place for exercise. During the day, you can see a large area covered with flowers, which vary by season. The park also features a series of love-themed designs for couples.
We didn’t visit during the day, so I don’t have any daytime photos to share. However, the LOVE sculpture and the love-locks are quite prominent even at night.
每次回臺灣我們一定會去逛夜市吃路邊攤。疫情間的夜市很冷清，不僅人少，攤販也少了許多，空空蕩蕩的街走起來很舒服。
誰知現在夜市已恢復如常，有一個週末去夜市，被人擠人的情景嚇到，或許在鳥不生蛋的地方待太久，不太習慣擁擠的夜市，所以當朋友說吃完飯後要去夜市走走，我們馬上說不。
他解釋他是要帶我們去夜市附近的河濱公園散步。饒河街觀光夜市是台北幾個知名的夜市之一，我們去過好幾次，卻從來不知道附近有個河濱公園。他帶我們穿過饒河街夜市旁的松山慈祐宮旁的一條狹窄巷道，之後向左轉直走經過彩虹橋就到了河濱公園。
一眼望去街燈通明的公園，依傍在基隆河邊，右手邊一座紅色的彩虹橋，左手邊一座黃色的麥帥一橋，閃爍的燈光反射在水面上，給公園增加了不少色彩。晚上在公園中散步逍遙自在覺得非常安全。
彩虹河濱公園內另有自行車道，在附近也有UBike可租用，還有籃球、壘球和網球場，是個健身的好場所。白天還可以看到大面積的花海環繞，隨著季節的不同，可以看到不同種類的花，這裏也有為情人們設計一系列的愛情主題造景。
可惜這次沒有白天來瞧瞧不同的面貌，倒是晚上LOVE立體文字雕塑及愛情鎖照相照起來還挺突顯的。
Rainbow Bridge 彩虹橋
The bright red S-curve Rainbow Bridge is 167 meters long, spanning the Keelung River and connecting Neihu District and Songshan District. It is open only to pedestrians and bicycles, making it a very pleasant place for a stroll.
鮮紅色S型曲線的彩虹橋全長167公尺，橫跨基隆河連接內湖區及松山區，只開放人及腳踏車通行，悠閒漫步其上非常愜意。
Maishuaiyi Bridge 麥帥橋
"Maishuai" is an abbreviation of General Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964). He served as the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. forces in the Pacific during World War II, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers in Japan, and the Commander-in-Chief of the United Nations forces during the Korean War.
Maishuai Highway was the first expressway in Taiwan. Although the highway no longer exists as a standalone route, it has since been incorporated into the national highway and urban road system. There were a total of 32 bridges along the original Maishuai Highway.
The Maishuai Bridge, which crossed the Keelung River, was part of this highway. It was originally built in 1964 and later demolished in 1994. It was then rebuilt as a modern double-deck bridge, now named Maishuaiyi Bridge (the yellow bridge in the photo). This is Taiwan’s first “single-chord arch-rib double-deck steel arch bridge.”
During the reconstruction, in addition to a temporary bridge, a new bridge was also built less than 400 meters downstream. This bridge was named Maishuai Second Bridge (the silver bridge in the photo), and it is Taiwan’s first Nielsen-type basket-handle steel arch bridge.
麥帥是麥克阿瑟將軍(元帥)（Douglas MacArthur，1880–1964）的簡稱，他曾任美軍二戰時期太平洋地區總司令、盟軍駐日最高司令、韓戰聯合國軍總司令。
麥帥公路是臺灣第一條高速公路，但是麥帥公路已不復存在，現在已經納入國道及市區道路系統。麥帥公路全線共計32座橋樑。
麥帥橋是麥帥公路上跨越基隆河的橋樑，它建於1964年，於1994年拆除，改建成現在的雙層大橋，命名為麥帥一橋(照片中黃色的橋)，是台灣第一座「單弦拱肋雙層鋼拱橋」。
在改建期間，除了搭有臨時便橋之外，又在下游不到 400 公尺處建了一座新橋，命名為麥帥二橋(照片中銀色的橋)，為台灣首座紐爾遜式提籃型鋼拱橋。
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