JIUFEN 九份 | jiufen spirited away
I’vefalleninlovewithJiufen, anoldminingtownintheNortheastMountainsofNewTaipeiCitythatisnowhometoartistshops,authenticteahouses,andyummyartisanstalls.The100-yearoldA-MeiTeaHouseinJiufeninspiredtheJapaneseanimeSpiritedAway,which wontheAcademyAwardforBestAnimatedFeatureatthe75thAcademyAwardsin2003,andisregardedasoneofthe greatestanimatedfilmsofalltime.JiufenisnowmyfavoriteplaceinTaiwanandIcan’twaittogoback…Afterourvisittothe GoldMuseum[1],wegotdroppedoffinJiufen,attheFushanChineseTemplefacingth...
I’ve fallen in love with Jiufen, an old mining town in the Northeast Mountains of New Taipei City that is now home to artist shops, authentic tea houses, and yummy artisan stalls.
The 100-year old A-Mei Tea House in Jiufen inspired the Japanese anime Spirited Away, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards in 2003, and is regarded as one of the greatest animated films of all time.
Jiufen is now my favorite place in Taiwan and I can’t wait to go back…
After our visit to the Gold Museum[1], we got dropped off in Jiufen, at the Fushan Chinese Temple facing the sea.
Reminds me of Baguio…
…surrounded by mountains with a great view of the sea. 🙂
The roads going to the town are very narrow.
Quirky salon.
Cute shop.
Costume studio.
Tourists dragging their luggage to one of the boutique bed and breakfast places in town.
This is the iconic town plaza at the center of ...