Fire dancer awes crowds at Hsinchu Houzhan Night Market
Fire dancer awes crowds at Hsinchu Houzhan Night Market
2026-05-29
A fire dancer at the Hsinchu Houzhan Night Market elicits gasps from the crowds. Lu Li-chun twirls fire sticks and even swallows fire. But his main gig is being a baker. Lu was once a national gold medalist in martial arts but an injury put an end to his sporting career. Instead of being bitter about this, he has found a new audience with fire dancing. Let’s find out more.
Brandishing fire staffs, spurting flames and swallowing fire, he puts on a spectacular fire dance that electrifies the night market atmosphere. The performer, Lu Li-chun, is completely unafraid of fire. While you might mistake him for a full-time street artist, he is actually a baker moonlighting as a performer.
Basket after basket of bread, neatly arranged, offers a delightful bite that’s hard to put down. The couple came from Taoyuan and set up a bread stall at Hsinchu Hou Zhan Night Market. Whenever the night market is open, you can see them busily working.
Member of the public
Trying out food
It is very hearty.
Member of the public
Trying out food
It’s very fluffy, and the proportion of filling is great, so it tastes really, really delicious. I think it would be a pretty good breakfast the next day.
From kneading and fermentation to baking, everything relies on experience. The night market management recognized his talent and specially arranged a fire dance performance to draw in the crowds. In fact, behind his dual identity as a baker and fire dancer lies a poignant story.
Lu Li-chun
Baker and fire dancer performer
I started practicing martial arts when I was about 8 years old. I went through selection contests to get on national teams and even won a gold medal. But later, during training, I tore the cruciate ligament in my knee. Since I could no longer continue down that path—and because I remembered how happy and joyful baking had made me during home economics class—I thought, ’Why not give it a shot?’
Instead of complaining, he chose to accept his situation and switched to baking to make a living. Now in his thirties, he has rediscovered his dream of being on a stage with his fire dances, and has won enthusiastic applause once again.
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國手受傷退役不喪志! 用火舞烘焙再續人生路
2026-05-29
新竹後站夜市裡，有一名火舞表演者呂理俊，不只噴火，還能讓火焰在身上游走，高難度演出讓現場驚呼連連，但您可能想不到，這名火舞表演者，平常還是一名麵包師傅。過去也曾是武術金牌國手，卻因為受傷被迫退役。但他不向命運低頭，靠著做麵包，透過火舞重新找回舞台。
揮舞火棒，還有噴火、吞火樣樣來，震撼火舞秀，炒熱夜市氣氛。表演者呂理俊，絲毫不怕火，還以為是專職街頭藝人，其實他是斜槓的麵包師傅。
一籃又一籃的麵包，依序陳列，大口咬下，好滋味讓人愛不釋手。夫妻從桃園南下，在新竹後站夜市擺攤賣麵包，只要夜市有開，就能見到兩人忙碌的身影。
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“吃起來就是滿紮實的”
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“吃起來非常的蓬鬆，然後裡面的這個餡料比例，所以吃起來真的是很好吃，非常好吃，當隔天的早餐，我覺得還蠻不錯的”
從揉麵、發酵到烘焙，全都靠經驗拿捏，夜市管理方看中他的才華，特別安排火舞表演，帶動人氣。其實麵包師父跟火舞者雙重身分背後，還藏著一段辛酸故事。
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“我是從小大概8歲開始，就開始練習武術，有經過國家選手選拔賽，也有拿過金牌等等，但是後來在練習的過程中，腳膝十字韌帶斷裂，那既然這條路可能沒辦法走了，那再加上家政課的時候，做烘焙的時候，其實很開心，也很快樂，那我會覺得說，不燃我就試試看”
不怨天尤人，他選擇接受現況，改學烘焙維生，如今30多歲的他，更在火舞中找回舞台夢，重新贏得熱烈掌聲。
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