What to see, eat and photograph in Jiufen: the Old Street, teahouses, night views and street food.
The best photo spots in Jiufen all sit within a few minutes of each other, and the signature one is the stone stairway beside the A-Mei Tea House at blue hour. Jiufen, a former gold-mining town in Ruifang District, New Taipei City, is built for photographs: red lanterns, stacked teahouses, mist, and a view down…
Half the reason to visit Jiufen is to eat your way along its lanes. The Old Street of Jiufen, a former gold-mining town in Ruifang District, New Taipei City, is one long ribbon of snack stalls, and the food is cheap, local, and best eaten standing up. This guide covers what to eat in Jiufen:…
Jiufen is at its best after dark. When the red lanterns switch on along the stone steps of Jiufen, a former gold-mining town in Ruifang District, New Taipei City, the daytime crowds thin out and the hillside becomes the glowing night view you have seen in every photo of Taiwan. This guide covers exactly when…
The teahouses are the reason Jiufen looks the way it does in every photo. Perched on the stone steps of Shuqi Road, their red lanterns and wooden balconies look out over the East China Sea, and sitting down for a pot of tea as the light fades is the classic Jiufen experience. This guide covers…
Jiufen Old Street is the heart of the town: a tangle of stair-lined market lanes at the centre of Jiufen, a former gold-mining town in Ruifang District, New Taipei City. It is where almost everyone spends their visit. Two streets do most of the work, the covered snack lane and the famous teahouse stairway, and…