Jiufen (Chinese: 九份), literally means 'nine portions', is a seaside mountain area in Ruifang (瑞芳) District, New Taipei City (新北市), Taiwan. Except for some coffee shops and restaurants that will open at night, most of the shops will close around 6 pm.
Shuqi Road (豎崎路) is entirely made up of stone steps. The lanterns along Shuqi Road will light up at night, very nostalgic.
There are many teahouses on Shuqi Road, where visitors can view the beautiful northern coastline of Taiwan.
The restaurant where Choumeizai chooses is nostalgic and dimly lit, playing light music from the 1970s, as if going back to the good old days of Jiufen.
From Jishan Guanhai Pavilion (基山觀海亭), you can overlook the magnificent scenery of Keelung and the north coast of Taiwan.
In the early years, Jiufen was prosperous because of gold mines, but it declined after the mines were exhausted.
In 1989, a movie named ‘A City of Sadness’ won acclaim around the world. As a result, Jiufen, where the film was set, was revived due to the film's popularity.
