These days, the I km strip known as Tihua St. is home to Taiwan's largest wholesale market, particularly for cloth and herbal medicine. The street gets especially busy around Chinese New Year, when crowds of shoppers and temple-goers clog the street and traffic comes to a standstill.
長達一千餘公尺的迪化街兩側商店，如今是全省南北貨、布匹、中藥最大的批發市場，每到年節，人潮擁擠；加上媽祖、城隍眾神出巡，熱鬧非凡，交通也為之阻塞。