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The boys really dug the beach. ;-)
Unfortunately the only pic I really got of Connor on our trip. He's just too busy to be bothered with pictures at this age ... sigh.
Jiufen used to the center of gold mining. It is located within the hills in northeast of Taiwan. The village is next to the mountain and facing the sea. In 1890, someone struck gold near Jiufen. The poor village with only nine families soon attracted prospectors of 4,000 families. The village once was gold city of Asia and called little Shanghai or little Hong Kong. However, with the decline of gold mining activities, Jiufen fades. Later, several movies chose to shoot here and the movies won international acknowledgement. For example, the film the Sad City has won first prize in Venice Film Festival and awakened people's memory of Jiufen. It seems that the prosperous old streets, buildings, mines and the glamorous gold digging days are flashing before our eyes. The place is whispering its golden past. Now, there are many unique teahouses in Jiufen. These teahouses are best stops during visit to this mountain village. Also, there is the beautiful ocean view of Keelung outer sea........
eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002091&id=290
台湾東北部の丘陵地で山を背にし海に面した土地柄の九分はかつて金鉱として栄えた。1890年に金脈が掘り当てられ、そもそも９世帯しかなかった貧困な村が、瞬く間に三、四千世帯の巨大都市へと変貌した。「アジアの金の都」といわれ、「小上海」、「小香港」の異名さえ取っていた時期もあったが、ゴールドラッシュ熱が冷めるにつれ、廃れていった。が、そのうち、ここでいくつもの映画が撮影されるようになり、ベネチア国際映画祭では、侯孝賢監督の『悲情都市』がグランプリを受賞するなど......
Anteater claws can grow up to 4 inches long! They are perfect for ripping open ant and termite mounds, and digging for tasty critters underground.
Working up a sweat in the chamberette (the previous end of the passage) - the passage continues to the left.