You can always bargain and buy something with a little money at the night markets. You can also enjoy many kinds of delicious snacks. Snake Alley is a well-known night market in Taiwan. You can see skilled snake handlers playing with real snakes there. You can also order snake soup and bile for a inexpensive fee.
Chinese people think snake meat acts as an aphrodisiac.
Snake Alley is also known for prostitution. Legal brothels were locate on some streets close to Snake Alley. Now, prostitution is not legal in Taiwan. The Central Cross-Island Highway is one of Asia's most beautiful mountain roads. It runs from outside Taichung through Taroko National Park to the east coast.