What Lonely Planet said: Nestled against the mountains and hemmed in by the sea is the villages of Jiufen, one of the quaintest stops along the northeast coast. The village was a mining centre during the Japanese era and by the 1930s, Jiufen was so prosperous it was known as 'Little Shanghai'
I was there: September 22, 2010
Camera used: Canon EOS 40D
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| Surroundings of Jiufen |
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| Scenery around jiufen |
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| Houses in Jiufen seen from an observation tower |
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| A small town and the Pacific Ocean |
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| A contrasting of the houses and green trees |
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| The upper-most section of Jiufen Old Street |
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| Me at the old street |
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| One of several souvenir shops |
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| Wooden sandals |
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| Sausage stall at Jiufen |
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| Taiwanese sausage is a must-eat when visiting Taiwan |
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| More food stalls |
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| The stairs that is famous in Jiufen |
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| Amei teahouse |
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| Me with Amei Teahouse that is supposedly well-known for being a shooting location for a movie or TV series. |
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| Men at work in front of an old theatre |
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| One of the workers wearing an interesting looking hat |
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| The steep stairs seen from the bottom |
