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Glimpses
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Jiufen
- picturesque mining town on Taiwan's northeast coast
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Jiufen
is a small, former mining town on the northeast coast of Taiwan.
It was one of the first trips we took after we had come back
to Taipei. The nice part was that because it was so cold, a
lot of people didn't flock to the tourist hotspot. As such,
we were able to wander through the streets relatively unmolested.
I took the liberty of artistically modifying some of the photos
as Jiufen is a scenic location that turns many a visitor's eye
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Quaint
Jiufen Alley
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Row
of teashops and eateries
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Gold
Mountain
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Jiufen
view
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Traditional
chairs where an elderly couple may sit
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Flag
painted on a wall
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Jackie
in Jiufen
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Jackie
overlooking the bay
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Chris
leaning on someone's motorcycle
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Lanterns
on the way to the Jiufen Middle School
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Scenic
view
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Pavillion
atop a faraway hill
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Chris
leaning on someone's motorcycle
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Antique
phone
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Teashop
sign in watercolor
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Jiufen
alley with traditional lanterns
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Jiufen
Date: December 14, 2003
Mode of transportation: took the train from Sungshan Train
Station to Rui Fang, then a NT200 taxi ride to Jiufen.
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Jiufen is a rustic place where one can wander the streets and
forget that they are in the Year 2004. |
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