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Located in the Zhonghe District of New Taipei City, near the South Shijiao MRT Station, is one of Taiwan's most diverse Southeast Asian culinary streets - Huaxin Street, also known as Myanmar Street. This street is home to many descendants of soldiers who were stationed in Myanmar and Thailand from Yunnan and later immigrated to Taiwan for economic reasons. As a result, the local cuisine has inherited the cooking techniques of Yunnan and Myanmar, offering a distinctly authentic taste. Huaxin Street is not only the largest Myanmar Chinese residential area in Taiwan but also the biggest Southeast Asian community in the country, having developed over several decades. The street is not only rich in Southeast Asian cuisine but also hosts an annual Water Splashing Festival. The store signs along the street feature both Chinese and Burmese characters. The street is also home to Taiwan's first Southeast Asian-themed bookstore, "Sunny Times." The restaurants on Huaxin Street specialize in authentic Southeast Asian home-style cooking, with a focus on Burmese, Yunnan, Thai, and Indian flavors. These modestly decorated eateries serve some of the most traditional and authentic Southeast Asian snacks, including Babaosi (rice noodles), coconut chicken, fish soup noodles, curry chicken, spicy rice noodles, chicken and rice noodle salad, and pea fritters. These dishes are hard to find in other parts of Taiwan, and overseas Chinese living across the island often visit Huaxin Street to taste the flavors of home and comfort their homesickness.