YeinJee's Asian Journal » Jiufen 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 Taiwan visit 2008 – random photos (1) http://yeinjee.com/2008/taiwan-visit-2008-random-photos-1/ http://yeinjee.com/2008/taiwan-visit-2008-random-photos-1/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:15:59 +0000 Yein Jee http://yeinjee.com/?p=808 Some random photos from my Taiwan visit in April/May 2008…

Airplane to Taipei, from Kuala Lumpur International Airport
The plane I was boarding from Kuala Lumpur to Taipei

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]]> http://yeinjee.com/2008/taiwan-visit-2008-random-photos-1/feed/ 14 Local delicacies in Jiufen, Taiwan http://yeinjee.com/2008/local-delicacies-in-jiufen-taiwan/ http://yeinjee.com/2008/local-delicacies-in-jiufen-taiwan/#comments Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:31:07 +0000 Yein Jee http://yeinjee.com/?p=778 Some local foods in Jiufen, a small town in Taiwan which I visited in late April 2008…

Traditional Chinese candy Bingtang Hulu in Jiufen, Taiwan
Caramel haw (冰糖葫芦; bingtang hulu) is a traditional Chinese candy made by dipping haw-on-a-stick in hot caramel… it can be done with other fruits as well, obviously

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]]> http://yeinjee.com/2008/local-delicacies-in-jiufen-taiwan/feed/ 6 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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