Located down an alley off Lumo Lu in Wuhan's Wuchang district, the Ximen Night Market is a sprawling lane of restaurants and stalls that mainly sell food, but also delve into such random items as antique books and knock-off shoes and clothes.

Like many other Chinese night markets, Ximen is basically a street lined with tables and vendors, waitresses coming to serve you their tese kaoyu (special flavor grilled fish in a pan), oudai (spicy lotus stalks) and other traditional Chinese fare. Additionally, quarter kegs of beer can be purchased for RMB 50.

An attraction every day of the week, Ximen is especially bustling and buzzing on weekends, where locals find a table early on and often stay all night, eating, drinking and conversing.

Ximen is a little off the tourist radar, but it is a great destination experience one of Wuhan's most authentic traditions.