*Why you should go to Jiufen?
Checking out the old street, eatting some special taiwanese food and dessert (Grandma Lai's Yuyuan) , hiking on the mountain (Mount Jilong, Xiao Jingua Peak), drinking chinese tea(City of Sadness Restaurant), and, of course, a Beautiful Valley View.
*How to get there?
By Train: From Taipei, take the train north to Ruifang Station. From Ruifang take the Keelung Transit bus from the bus stops in front of the train station (Wellcome Supermarket) to Jiufen. Be sure to line up across the road to go to Jiufen and Jinguashi. The bus trip takes roughly 15 minutes. The Price of the ticket will be 21 NTD during the week, 15 NTD on a holiday. By Bus: You can take the MRT to Zhongxiao Fuxing station on the blue line and get off at the Exit. 1. Then take bus No.1062 (bus company is Keelung bus) to Jiufen. The bus ride is about 1 hour and the price of the ticket will be 90 ntd. Make sure you take the seat on the left hand side in the bus, so you will see the great valley view.
P.S
Remember if you still have sometime after you finish walking around Jiufen, also go check out Jinguashi. It's a newly opened park with a nice view of the ocean and mountain. When you're there, don't miss the Gold Museum where you will find more interesting history about Jiufen!!
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