東市場 - Eastern Market
東市場位於濁水溪渡船頭附近，清朝時即因南北商旅匯集而形成市集。初期於現今市後街一帶，後來擴大到延平路街面。昭和12年（1937年）西螺街實施市區改正計畫後，商業發達、人口聚集，東市場與西螺戲院遂成為西螺最繁華的市中心，食衣住行育樂應有盡有，生活機能健全，是西螺各文化之發展源頭，更為當時台灣中部富有盛名之街區。
不過西元1953年大橋通車後，由大橋直下的建興路與延平路口，成為西螺主要街區，再則中央市場興起，西螺的經濟生活圈慢慢西移，以東市場為首的西螺街，商機逐漸流失，人口開始外移，東市場日漸式微，攤商相繼離開，再加上前棟建築毀損嚴重，此時的東市場與日治昭和時期的輝煌景象，已無法相提並論。民國98年東市場再度修復完成，加入陸續進駐的文創工藝與街頭藝人等形成文創市集。東市場將有機會再次繁榮興盛，成為中台灣閃耀的一顆星。
營業時間:週三~週日10:00~17:00，週一、二休息
地址:西螺鎮延平路35-49號
The Eastern market is located nearby the Zhuo Shui River. At the time of Qing dynasty, travelling merchants and trade caravans who reached this place started to trade and form a small town in nowadays rear part of the Eastern market nighbourhood, which was later enlarged until Yanping Road. After 1937 Xiluo started an implementig plan for the downtown, the trade developed and the population gathered over there. The Eastern market area and the one near the theatre compounded the most fluorishing part of the city centre: clothing, food, housing and transport brought the enjoyment of having everything that one could wish for. This was the source of Xiluo’s cultural development. Moreover, at that time Xiluo was a town with a good reputation in the center of Taiwan. However, after the Xiluo bridge was opend to traffic in 1953, as it was built right after the intersection of Jianxing road and Yanping road, the importance of the town grew, the Central market rose and the circle of the economic life slowly moved to the west. For this reason the Eastern market, which once was used to lead Xiluo’s eonomy, gradually lost its commercial opportunities and people started to move out. With each passing day the market declined more and more and merchants left one after another. In addition, as time passed, many buildings were critically damaged. So, at that time the market could not measure up to the glorious scene of the Japanese Shawa period. In 2009 the Eastern market was successfully renovated and people who had any skill in traditional craft, street musicians etc. gradually went back and started to give shape to a traditional small town.
Opening time: Wednesday – Sunday 10.00 – 1700 ; resting days: Monday, Tuesday
Adress: Nos. 35-49 Yanping road, Xiluo
