YeinJee's Asian Journal » Hou Hsiao Hsien http://yeinjee.com Popular blog about Asian culture, lifestyle, entertainment, food, travel, trend, events, traditions and offbeat stuff. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:11:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Vintage town of Jiufen, Taiwan http://yeinjee.com/2008/vintage-jiufen-taiwan/ http://yeinjee.com/2008/vintage-jiufen-taiwan/#comments Sat, 17 May 2008 07:24:55 +0000 Yein Jee http://yeinjee.com/?p=270 Jiufen (or Jioufen) is a small town in northern Taiwan famous for its nostalgic old street, food and ocean view. Jiufen was a prosperous gold mining town since 1890s but its popularity faded as the gold resource was depleting since 1950s.

Jiufen was given a new life in 1989 when award winning movie “A City of Sadness” (directed by Hou Hsiao Hsien and starred Tony Leung etc.) was filmed there. Jiufen has become a popular tourist spot since then and a favourite weekend getaway location for Taipei folks.

Filming location for A City of Sadness in Jiufen, Taiwan
The most iconic spot in Jiufen, made famous by A City of Sadness

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