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Five Most Popular "Gold" Trip in North Taiwan

Expert Guide Five Most Popular "Gold" Trip in North Taiwan

	JIOU FEN-JIN GUA SHI route	Gold Mine Exploratory Journey
	SHEN AO-FU LONG route	Seaside Rock Discovery Voyage
	GONG LIAO-PING XI route	Quiet Trail．Flying Wish Lamps．Black Gold Road Tour
	JIN SHAN-WAN LI-KEE LUNG route	North Coast Soul Cleansing Journey
	YANG MING SHAN-DAN SHUI route	Heritage Site．Volcano．Wetland Ecological Trip
	Fine Art and Talent Exploration
Directions & Public Transports Timetable

Jin Bao Li Old Street/ Keelung Night Market

Local food such as duck meat, sweet potato and temple entrance’s stir-fry of JinBaoLi Old Street; healthy sandwich, shredded ice, tempura, rolls and eels of KeeLung night market are the must try during this trip.

Shi Fen Old Street

Shi Fen At the ShiFen Old Street, apart from the flying paper make-a-wish lanterns, one can also stop by for a meal. Restaurant features traditional Taiwan cuisines such as lightly flavored chicken, stir fried bamboos and all sorts of wild greens. Hearing the huge roaming noise of the trains as they rumble by while dining is a special experience not to be missed. Phone: 886-2-2495-8570 Address: No.116, Shifen St., Ping Xi Township, Taipei County 226, Taiwan

Jiou Fen Old Street Entering from the JuiDao entrance besides 7-11 convenience store, many local delicacies can be found in the JiShan Street, such us taro balls, JinZhi meat ball, taro sweets & vegetable rice pudding, grilled King Oyster mushroom, “Taiwan Treasure” Oolong Tea and traditional desserts of LiYi cake shop from Keelung. Shops are concentrated in the first quarter of the Old Street. In order to see a different Jioufen, Please walk through the rest to experience the full small mining town culture.

Jia Yi Seafood Restaurant Ao Di Seafood Street has more than a dozen seafood restaurants. Among them Jia Yi Seafood restaurant is a suggested place to visit. In its 20 year history, it is a place where locals come here to feast. If customers are not familiar with seafood, the owners can suggest some great dishes such as chicken grunt, eels, stonefish, Southern Drummer and Parrotfish. Phone: 886-2-2490-2652 Address: No.82, Renhe Rd., Gong Liao Township, Taipei County 228, Taiwan

 

Fu Long Meal Box A few meal box shops are outside Fu Long Train Station. The boxes are filled with cabbages, dried tofu, pork chop, pickled vegetables, sausage, egg, chick and salted carrots. The flavor has not changed at all through generations. The shop “Shiang Ye meal box” is the best known for its traditional taste.

A-Hua Shark Soup A small shop that only has a few items such as grill shark, shark soup, fish belly and fish ball...etc. Flavor and price are very reasonable. Location: In Shen Ao Harbor.

Three Sister A-Ge ZhenLi Street is the only old street in Taiwan, which is not only part of a museum park but also includes schools from kindergarten to college. The food "A-Ge" comes from a Japanese word which means deep fried. Mr.Yang Shu Gen stuffed rice noodle into tofu and started out as a recipe among the neighborhood, but quickly spread out and becomes the student’s snack and memories of ZengLi Street . The calligraphy writing of the shop was inked by the famed scholar Qi Bai Shi’s descendant Qi Ren Rui. This delicacy is made with fish paste, rice noodle and tofu. Used to be in the shape of a triangle, taste differs depending on the sauce of different shops. However, like a bird that recognizes its own mother from birth, "Three Sister A-Ge" is crowned for having the most authentic flavor by the students. The Sisters are known as the “Flowers of ZhenLi Street” , started selling A-Ge when they were 18. They are now in their 60s and have spent a good part of their lives guarding this flavor. Customers who came here when they were children are now bringing their sons back to the place for the most authentic and traditional taste. Phone: 886-2-2621-8072 Address: No.1, Lane 2, Zhenli St., Dan Shui Township, Taipei County 25164, Taiwan

Dan Shui Shopping Street The oldest street in Dan Shui is located on the hill of Zhong Jian Street, however, most of the restaurants and art shops are on Zhong Zheng Street. A-Ge, iron-hard preserved eggs, fish crackers, fish balls, shrimp rolls and plum drink are the must try here. Direction: Get off at the Dan Shui MRT Station.

Xi Jian Chen Cake Shop Phone: 886-2-2629-1180 Address: No.42, Gongming St., Dan Shui Township, Taipei County 25173, Taiwan

A-Mei Tea House The tea house owner A-Mei is also an experience dancer. She blends the dance rhythm into its interior design. The building has the typical low roof of Jiou Fen. Open windows were designed for the fresh mountainous air. With the extension of sea view and mountain view, the fixed interior space now seems limitless. During the rainy season, the rain drops fall down from the low roof, form a beautiful water curtain that leads people into their own imagination. The relaxing space is great for either tea or a decent meal. The most popular meal for Japanese tourist is the “farmhouse lunch set”, with okra, salted vegetables, egg abalone salad, sweet fried taro & pork…etc. They are light and with a low level of salt. On the tea menu, “past love” is a Oolong winter tea with a hint of fruit, the tea leaves can be used nine times without losing its flavor. It is recommended to pair up with some tea biscuit made of shredded tea leaves. The biscuit is tasteful but and does not leave any residue in your mouth. It is only baked by order to ensure the crispiness and quality. Address: No.20, Shixia Ln., Ruifang Township, Taipei County 224, Taiwan Phone: 886-2-2496-0833 Suggestion: Farmhouse lunch set, “past love” tea, tea biscuit.

Sky Castle Tea House Phone: 886-2-2496-7767 Address: No.308, Qingbian Rd., Ruifang Township, Taipei County 224, Taiwan Product & Services: tea, coffee, light meals and pottery

Banyan Bay Phone: 886-2-2629-6464 Address: No.229-9, Zhong zheng Rd., Dan Shui Township, Taipei County 25158, Taiwan

Taiwan Blue Magpie Coffee

Taiwan Blue Magpie Cafe Surrounding by the green forest and sparkling river, sipping a fragrant coffee while waiting for the country’s emerald blue national bird (Taiwan Blue Magpie), is the best way to enjoy the quiet lifestyle of PingXi. Magpie Cafe is bird lovers' secret place. The place is serene, and scenery is superb, a worthwhile recommendation. Phone: 886-2-2495-2306 Address: No.2, Qianzhenlin, Ping Xi Township, Taipei County 226, Taiwan

Jio Fen－Jin Gua Shi Route

Gold Mine Exploratory Journey JIOU FEN-JIN GUA SHI route

Gold Ecological Park The park emphasises on preserving culture heritages; therefore, the original buildings in the park are well preserved. Among the architectures in the park, there is the BenShan Wu Keng Ancient Trail, Japanese style buildings, light vehicles way, gold museum, gold temple, gold furnace, old post office, police office, residence of "Mige Kiku Zirou" and Crown Prince Chalet…etc. The Gold museum has the world largest gold brick, weight 220 kg with 99.9% purity. Crown Prince Chalet’s architecture is purely in Japanese Style and worth a close examination, such as the Fuji Mountain window. The attention in details of this building proves the privileged status of the owner at the time. Direction: From KeeLung training station (in front of the Yi Mei Store), takes KeeLung bus to JiouFen and get off at JinGuaShi Station. By car, get off at The RuiFang NuanNuan exit and follow the road signs.

Fu Shan Temple Constructed in 1848, the marvelous sight of "temple within temple" proves how the miners appreciated the local spirits. The topless angel above the local spirits expressed the liberal nature of Jiou Fen culture. Cherry blossoms spread throughout the trails around the temple has an interesting story: Japaneses planted them during the occupation in order to encourage miners to go outdoor instead of staying in the local brothels. Direction: Bus to Qin Xian junior high school station. By car from Jiou Fen, take 102 route towards to Jin Gua Shi.

Little Jin Gua Exposure Shaped like a head of hippopotamus, this is the place where gold was first discovered in Taiwan. In 1890, a rail road construction worker of Liu Ming Zhuan (the governor of Taiwan at the time) found gold flakes while washing his lunch box in the KeeLung River, he then went upstream and found the exposure. The amount of gold was so much that a bowl of mud can extract a handsome sum of gold. During Japanese occupation, this place was once known as the “Gold City of Asia”. Direction: 19.5km on No. 102 route.

BaoShi Mountain Observatory Deck The observatory platform is located at the highest point of Jun Gua Shi Mountain, facing the Eastern Sea, used to be an important military base. Constructed above the wooden pathway on the crest line, stray dogs can be seen here from time to time. It gets windy but the view is broad. Jin Gua Shi and Shui Nan Dong can be seen from here. Direction: Go up the road on the right side of the Quan Ji Temple.

Lian Dong Elementary School Built on the side of the KeeLung mountain, this school were full with children of the miners, the school had about one thousand students at one point. The campus is exceptionally located, with Pacific Ocean on the east, tea pot mountain down south, KeeLung mountain on the west, and KeeLung Island up north. The slide beside the entrance is fun and it is also the longest school slide of any Taipei province. Direction: Turn Right at 81.5 km point of Tai No 2 road, go up from the right side of the mountain road.

Big Cu Keng Town(1893-1980) Literally means “big hole”, an area lack of rich soil. There were about 300 families here due to mining business back in 1930, more than a thousand people came in and out here everyday back then. It had a nickname of "village of forigners" as a metaphor for its fine living standard. Here is also the home town of the famed film director Wu Nian Zhen. This place has been deserted for years; lively twon, hospital, school, and pool rooms are now in distant memories. Direction: Westside hill of the Little Gin Gua .

"Never Bored" Pavilion This pavilion is located between Jiou Fen and Shuang Xi. The name came from a famed ancient poem “Never Bored looking at each other” by Li Bai. The comforting breeze, silver grass by the road, with the wonderful view of mountains and sea, driving on No 102 road here is like exploring a romantic secret. Direction: Form Jiou Fen go on No 102 Road toward Shuang Xi.

Thirteen Floor Ruin This ruin plant with thirteen floors processed bronze from the area. Built in 1933 and shuttered in 1981. Location: About 81km into Tai No 2 road above Ling Dong Bay.

Jin Gua Shi Geography Park If little Jin Gua exposure is the beginning of Jiou Fen mining history, then the geography park would be the first chapter. Jin Gua, literally means “Gold melon”, the name came from the melon-shaped mountain. Follow the same trails that the miners once walked to get closer to the old mines. Location: 18km into No. 102 Road.

Qi Tang Old Street Jiou Fen’s old street is the Ji Shan Street, also has the nickname as the “dark street”. Jin Gua Shi’s old street is Qi Tang road. For visiters who like the crowd, visit the lively Jiou Fen Old Street. To experience the silent nature of an abandoned mining town, visit Qi Tang Old Street. Black greasy asphalt roof, lazy cats, endless stairs, one fruit shop, one comic shop and one grocery store is all that has left. Direction: Take the stone stairs down from the left side of the Quan Ji palace.

Gold Coast This is the only sea in the world which contains gold flakes. Color of the sea varies depending on weather and season. Due to the acidic water from the mines, Fe3+ composite floats above the sea water. However, it is a natural phenomenon rather than a man-made pollution. Natural factors such as the sea breeze, earth rotation and its landforms, this golden section will not disperse. Location: About 80.7km on the Tai No 2 road.

TaiYang Mining Company The mining right was purchase by Yan Yun Nian from the "Fuzida" group during the Japanese occupation, later formed the Tai Yang Mining company as the administration of Jiou Fen mining. Beside the company, twisted roots from the banyan trees are visible on the ground. The most beautiful mining cave of JiouFen, Ba Fan cave, is located beside the company, close to the Shu Qi road and Qi She Road intersection. Location: Below the Jiou Fen Police Station.

Gold Waterfall Due to the mining history, underground water sprout out and became a striking waterfall. Waterfall's direction and sound changes according to the rain fall. When the rain water mixes with Iron and Carrollite, it oxidized and catalyzed by bacteria within iron and becomes yellowish-orange acidic water. Direction: Take Tai No. 2 road then turn to the Jin Shui road, go upwards to the mountain and the Chang Ren Community.

Jiou Fen Old Street Entering from the JuiDao entrance besides 7-11 convenience store, many local delicacies can be found in the JiShan Street, such us taro balls, JinZhi meat ball, taro sweets & vegetable rice pudding, grilled King Oyster mushroom, “Taiwan Treasure” Oolong Tea and traditional desserts of LiYi cake shop from Keelung. Shops are concentrated in the first quarter of the Old Street. In order to see a different Jioufen, Please walk through the rest to experience the full small mining town culture.

A-Mei TeaHouse The tea house owner A-Mei is also an experience dancer. She blends the dance rhythm into its interior design. The building has the typical low roof of Jiou Fen. Open windows were designed for the fresh mountainous air. With the extension of sea view and mountain view, the fixed interior space now seems limitless. During the rainy season, the rain drops fall down from the low roof, form a beautiful water curtain that leads people into their own imagination The relaxed space is suited for either tea or meal. The most popular meal for Japanese tourist is “farmhouse lunch set”, which features okra, salted vegetables, egg abalone salad, sweet fried taro & pork…etc. They are light and low in salt. On the tea menu, “past love” is a Oolong winter tea with a hint of fruit. Its tea leaves can be used nine times without losing its flavor. It is suggested to pair this tea with tea biscuit made with shredded tea leaves. The biscuit is flavorful and does not leave residue in your mouth. It is baked on order to ensure crispiness and quality. Address: No.20, Shixia Ln., Ruifang Township, Taipei County 224, Taiwan Phone: 886-2-2496-0833 Suggestion: Farmhouse lunch set, “past love” tea, tea biscuit.

Sky Castle Tea House Phone: 886-2-2496-7767 Address: No.308, Qingbian Rd., Ruifang Township, Taipei County 224, Taiwan Product & Services: tea, coffee, light meals and pottery