Jiufen and Jianguashi

These quaint old mountainous mining towns are only an hour's bus ride from our city. We visited an old market, sampled local snacks, visited a gold ecological park, and did two short mountain hikes.

Overlooking Jiufen: our first hike's picnic stop


Hiking "Taiwanese-style"


Passing tombs and offerings to ancestors (the yellow paper is sacrificial money)


The crowded market




Jiufen is famous for its sweet taro balls (the beige-colored root vegetable)...Kalan's favorite


Walking from Jiufen to Jianguashi




After hiking to a Japanese Shinto shrine overlooking "teapot mountain"