Originally just a small city, but because of its unique architectural style and local nostalgia is known to everyone, its charm was first excavated because of a film directed by Hou Xiaoxian in 1990, "City of Sorrows", which was filmed here by Hou Director, so that more outsiders can see it, which also attracts countless tourists to go specially.
Its name is very strange, called "jiufen", according to the book "Taipei County Chronicle" recorded because in the Qing Dynasty, there were only 9 households in the village, people went out to shop for everything as long as "nine parts", and later named it "nine parts". In addition, during the Qing Dynasty, the local people prospered because of the gold mines, which attracted a large number of gold diggers, and soon the small mountain villages developed into small towns of 30,000 to 40,000 or 50,000 people.
Now Jiufen no longer uses gold mines to increase the flow of people, but with its own folk customs, once had the reputation of "Little Hong Kong" and "Asia's Golden Capital", and now has the reputation of "the hometown of Spirited Away". The scene in the Japanese anime Spirited Away was completed by Mr. Hayao Miyazaki.
Friends who love Miyazaki's anime must not miss the beauty of Jiufen, and friends who have watched "Spirited Away" must also be very much looking forward to witnessing the scenery of Jiufen. The "Soup Mother's Soup House" that appears in the movie is dazzling, especially when the lights are lit up at night.
Nine houses are built one after another, the streets are somewhat narrow, the stone steps are steep and straight, the height is different, the curves are connected into countless lines, these are its most representative places, and sometimes you feel like you have crossed the roof as you walk. If you go to Jiufen, you must stay in a homestay to personally feel the local folk customs, and you must go to the old street of Jiufen at night, feel like you are in the movie, and you will also meet the "faceless man".