Jinguashi Qitang Old Street is like Jiufen, with three horizontal lines and one vertical line. It is the first choice to stroll through the two streets respectively!
Three horizontal lines and one vertical line are Feng, which is a formula for traveling in Jiufen; the three horizontal lines are Jishan Street, Qingbian Road, and Automobile Road, and the first vertical line is Shuqi Road, forming an alley with the word “Feng” extending in all directions.
But starting from the Quanji Hall in Jinguashi to the Gold Museum, walking there feels like walking in the corridor of time and space. Jinguashi is the place where you can best experience the splendor of mining.
During the Japanese imperialist period, the three major gold mines of Jinguashi, Jiufen and Mudankeng stood side by side.
Obtaining mineral rights in the early stages can only be obtained by entrepreneurs with good relations with the Japanese government.
In the 21st year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu (1895), the Jinguashi mineral rights were acquired by Tanaka Chobei, and the Jiufen mineral rights were obtained by Denzaburo Fujita. Later, Jinguashi and Mudankeng merged their businesses, and the three major Jinshan mountains were left with Jinguashi Jiufen. Stand side by side.
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Qitang Old Street was a settlement built by Taiwanese on land leased from the Japanese Mining Company during the Japanese colonial period. It was then named “Qitangjiao”. At that time, Taiwanese miners were divided into three ranks: regular workers, “green workers” and “white workers”, as well as temporary workers who did not have ration books. Unlike the highly-employed “Qingbo Tsai” who were provided with dormitory rations, the rest of the miners had to find their own places to build dormitories to live in. The Qitang settlement developed under this time and space background!
Starting from Jinguashi Quanji Hall to the Gold Museum, walking there feels like walking in the corridor of time and space. Jinguashi is the place where you can best experience the splendor of mining!
Although Qitang Road is a narrow and winding street with up and down stairs, there are crowds of people walking around at night. The 1F of the house is a store, and the 2F is a residence. Due to limited space, the living room and bedroom are together, so there is no sleeping space until the guests leave.
…a lonely mountain city
Unlike the orderliness of Japanese-style dormitories, the prayer hall settlements are built according to the mountains and are scattered at random. There are many businesses on both sides, including grocery stores, rice shops, vegetable and meat shops, ice shops, suit shops, cloth shops, barber shops, stationery shops, watch shops, electrical shops, billiard rooms, leather shoe shops, coolie shops, and migrant workers. Guild halls, clinics, Chinese medicine shops, etc. Currently, there is only one grocery store left on Qitang Road. There are also children playing marbles and spinning tops on the street corner.
Close to the street entrance and not far from the central warehouse, there is a smooth road for cars, forming a center for the movement of goods and people. Today, the MRT station is the busiest place in Jinguashi!
Suit shops and barber shops were also frequented by miners at that time. Because most of the miners received their first salary, their pit companions would bring new partners to order suits and buy leather shoes.
“In the solar eclipse, everyone is begging, but in the dark, everyone is a gentleman.” The mines and Qitang Road are the focus of life. Wearing old clothes into the mines, immediately putting on suits and leather shoes after work, and going to the streets to eat, drink and have fun, is a portrayal of life at that time.
Starting from Jinguashi Quanji Hall to the Gold Museum, walking there feels like walking in the corridor of time and space. Jinguashi is the place where you can best experience the splendor of mining!
Walking through the quiet Jinguashi Qitang Old Street is like a corridor of time and space. Think about Asia’s largest precious metal mountain at that time, how much gold, silver and copper mines were mined every day. At night, the factory offices were brightly lit, and Qitang Road was also brightly lit. The lights are brightly lit, radiating warmth and hovering in the valley! Come back to the present and feel the tranquility of the years.
Transportation information:
Train and bus
Take the Taiwan Railway and get off at “Ruifang Station”. After exiting the station, transfer to the bus in the direction of “Jinguashi”. After getting off at “Jinguashi (Gold Museum)”, cross the Gold Museum and walk for about 10 minutes. You can reach Qitang Old Street.
Bus
Take bus No. 1062 from Taipei MRT Zhongxiao Fuxing Station bound for Jiufen and Jinguashi and stop at “Jinguashi (Quanji Hall)”
If time permits, it is recommended to stay a few more days, relax and experience the beauty here! If you need recommendations, you can send a private message to your mailbox.
Everyone can also share the beauty of Qitang Old Street!
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