We parked our car near a temple, which looked very new and shiny.
And indeed, the interior was glittering and glistering in gold and bright colors. On the main altar we found a large family of gods displayed, local ones as well as national ones.
Outside the temple, Kamil was trying to imitate a stone dragon, but was immediately intimidated by its fierce hiss.
The old district of Jioufen is well know for its small narrow streets full a little stores, which are well adapted to seduce tourists to buy their goods and consume their local products.
Mong-Han, Maryline and me in Jioufen:
As the weather was not really nice and it started to rain, we sought refuge in the Jioufen Teahouse, where we enjoyed the very nice and traditional atmosphere of drinking tea.
The waitress introduced us into the art of preparing the tea in the right way, Mong-Han was watching closely.
Therefore (and probably also because he was the only one who actually understood, was the lady had said), Mong-Han was given the honour to prepare our tea, which he mastered perfectly!
In the afternoon, we visited the Gold Ecological Park in the nearby village of Jinguashi (金 瓜 石 - "Gold Melon Stone"), where the mining history of the region is nicely explained. As the Japanese controlled the mines during their occupation time, many buildings still showed the Japanese style, like this chalet built for the visit of the Japanese crown prince. The Crown Prince Chalet was built in 1922 in anticipation of a visit by the then crown prince (later Emperor Hirohito). The Crown Prince didn’t actually visit in the end...
At the end of the visit and the running around in the park, Micha was happy to rest for a while on a bench, which offered a great view of the surrounding landscape (even trough the misty clouds)!
This trip was a great getaway from the town and an ideal airing before we had to stay at home for two days due to the typhoon.
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