JiuFen Old Street (九份老街) | 九分英文
OneofthemostinterestingtripduringmyTaiwantravelthistimeistogoonadaytriptoJiuFenOldStreet(九份老街).ThisplaceislikeTaiwanintheoldendays(ormaybelittleHongKong),withmanyinterestingshops.And,thereisthebeautifuloceanviewofKeelungoutersea!OriginofJiuFenIalwayswonderwhyisitcallJiuFen(九份)andnotBaFenorQiFen,soIwenttogoogleandaccordingtoWikipedia,itissaidthatlongtimeagotherewereonlyninefamiliesinJiuFen.Beforetheroadsonlandwerebuilt,allmaterialsweretransportedviaships.Thusahabitwasformedthatninepiece...
One of the most interesting trip during my Taiwan travel this time is to go on a day trip to JiuFen Old Street (九份老街). This place is like Taiwan in the olden days (or maybe little Hong Kong), with many interesting shops. And, there is the beautiful ocean view of Keelung outer sea!
Origin of JiuFenI always wonder why is it call Jiu Fen (九份) and not Ba Fen or Qi Fen, so I went to google and according to Wikipedia, it is said that long time ago there were only nine families in JiuFen. Before the roads on land were built, all materials were transported via ships. Thus a habit was formed that nine pieces of the same object were purchased for the families at one time. Hence, the place was called JiuFen. Due to the frequent rains in JiuFen, the stores on the street built the rain canopy outside, which formed a faint alley, it is also known as “Dark Alley”.
What To Eat At JiuFen?The trip to JiuFen Old St...