Until the 1950’s, Jiufen was a prosperous gold mining town. The town went into sharp decline when mining was discontinued. The quaint streets, tea houses and stunning views of the Pacific Ocean saved it from becoming yet another anonymous mining ghost town. Jiufen is now a popular tourist destination for Taipeites eager to relive scenes from the past. It has provided the setting for several period movies. For example, Hou Hsiao-hsien’s film A City of Sadness (which won the Golden Lion award at the 1989 Venice Film Festival) and Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away.
九份隸屬新北市瑞芳區，相傳在陸路尚未開通之時，一切物資供給仰賴海路進行，由於村落中只有九戶人家，故對外採買時皆要求備妥「九份」，久而久之，人們便以此命名。九份之發展過程可謂一段先民採金史，隨採金人潮的湧入而繁華，又隨採金事業的沒落而褪色。約略西元1890年左右，居民在福山宮土地祠距小金瓜不遠處掘到金脈，這使得原本只有九戶人家的貧窮村落，頓時聚集了三、四千戶的淘金人口，此為九份的第一次繁華。
Bus Route & Timetable
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