The north coast of Taiwan receives lots of tourists because of its proximity to Taipei. Also because its quaint mining villages have been the stuff of movies. We first visited JiuFen, arguably the most popular of these stops in the North, in 2005 when tourists have not yet descended in bus loads. We had so much fun in quiet Jiu Fen, walking up and down the old streets, and wandering into the quiet deserted residential areas from Jiufen to Jinguashan. Many places have been preserved, renovated and turned into proper tourist stops now. We have returned a couple more times since, but nothing has topped that magical first visit.
The banner artwork for the ampulets blog (an image we made for our wedding) was a composite of drawings, digital painting/design and photographs we took of each other that day in Jiu Fen. I share this image and a very rare selfie (back in the days before mobile phone selfies) we took outside Yiping Cinema in Jiufen when it hasn't been restored and opened to tourists.
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