Day 6 Of Taiwan Trip, North of Taipei, 台北的北部

The 6th day is the last day we travel at Taiwan, we will going back Malaysia on the day after this.

This day we plan our trip to the north of Taipei, JiLong area, the city here is not as prosperity as Taipei, but the food, drink and souvenir are variety, this area is quite near to the sea, mountain, it give person a feeling like go back to the village country life, well, the public transport here is very convenience.

第六天是我们在台湾玩的最后一天，第七天我们就得乘飞机回马来西亚。

这天行程是去走台北的北部，基隆一代，那里虽然没有台北这样繁荣，但这里小食饮品礼品是种类繁多，应有尽有，还有乡下的感觉，有山有海，公共交通也很方便。

Actually we can just taking public bus direct from Taipei to the destination we plan to go, but to save some times, we go there with train from Taipei Railway Station.  

From Taipei to JinGuaShi (the place we plan to go) will predicted take 2 hours plus, nearly 3 hours; while with Train, we can reach RuiFang in 1 hours, and taking 30 minute ride on the public bus there to reach JinGuaShi.

这天我们要去金瓜石，是在台北的北部，其实从台北有快车直接去那儿，可是为了省点时间，我们选择乘搭火车去瑞芳，再从瑞芳乘搭巴士去金瓜石。

从台北搭快车去金瓜石要用两小时半，接近三小时；如果搭火车的话，用一小时就可以抵达瑞芳，再用半小时搭公共巴士就可以到我们要去的金瓜石。

The view from Railway station of RuiFang
从瑞芳火车站看出来的景色

Many people are going to JinGuaShi although it is weekday, from the language they spoke we can know that  the most of them are foreigner like us, from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Japan.
虽然今天不是周末，要去金瓜石的人还是蛮多的，从他们说的语言可以知道多数的人不是本地人，游客多数有来自香港，马来西亚，日本。

One of the bus which can fetch us to JinGuaShi
这班车可以在我们去金瓜石

The main attraction point of JinGuaShi is this Gold Ecological Park
金瓜石的旅游焦点是这个黄金博物馆

You can enter this park free with the recipe you spending at 7eleven convenient shop
用711便利店的收据可以换取免费门票

Ticket counter
售票处

Taiwan had been predominated by Japan in the history, Japan had develop here very well on that time due to the this goldmine, they even built the Japanese school here for local.  So, it is nothing strange to hear some elder citizens here able to speak in Japanese.
台湾是曾经被日本统治的，日本把这里发展得不错因为有金矿，日本在这里建立日本学校让台湾人就读。所以在这里你可以听到一些较老年级的台湾人是会讲日语。

When the time Japan predominate here, the superior was stay here when is the goldmine still going on.
四栋楼- 当日本统治的时代，这金矿的管理高层是住在这里的。

Taiwan Government did decoration this place last fews year, only we able to see the original view as it is.
台湾政府在前几年重修与重建这里，我们才有机会看这里的原有样貌。

At Goldmine Exhibition, type of raw gold.
黄金展览馆，金矿挖出来的金石

mini map of JinGuaShi
金瓜石的迷你地图

We can see this Chinese Temple from here, the gold statue is a legendary Hero - Guan Yu from China three kingdom war era.
从这里的高处，我们可以看到一个很雄伟的神庙，那金色的神像是三国时代的英雄-关羽

The upper part of this park
黄金博物馆的后一端

Buying tickets to get into Fifty Tunnel where is the place they dig gold raw.

买去五坑的票，那里是以前他们挖金矿的地方

Worker card, and the head protector
金矿的工作卡，保护头的

Short briefing before go into tunnel.
进取前得听听他们的条规

This is the tunnel's entrance
五坑的进口

Water leaking all the way in the tunnel, must use hand to cover camera when I taking photo inside.
不时都有水滴下来，所以用相机是要特别小心

There are statues inside the tunnel showing tourist how they work in the goldmine, when you hit the sensor, the explanation will sound.
里面有不少矿工的蜡像，显示他们工作的情景，蜡像附近是有感应器，你走过的话，感应器就会解释这工作情景。

The statues show how is worker rest, sensor sound how they chit chat when rest, funny!
休息的情景，感应器发出他们闲谈的声音，有趣！

Before going out from the goldmine, they need to undergoing the checking to prevent worker bring out the raw gold.
从每当矿工放工出去，他们将会被检查，这是要防止矿工偷偷带走金矿。

Teapot mountain, look at the top rock, is it look alike as a teapot?
茶壶山，看那顶端的石头，是不是很像个茶壶呢？

There is a old Japanese temple on the top of the mountain, about 500m. It's really tough to hike under the hot sun.
再走大约500米上去是会走到黄金神庙。路程是蛮辛苦的因为那时太热了。

Arrive
到了

Actually there are only several rod up here
其实上面只有几根柱子

View of JinGuashi on the top
金瓜石之景

You can experience gold panning here with 100NT$
淘金体验，每人100台币

Gold panning is only available for certain slot, so you don't to miss it, you need plan it early.
淘金体验是有时间的，如果你不想错过，你得预早安排。

50 people allowed in one slot.
一次可以让50进去学淘金。

Every participate will get these. The small glass bottle is for you to store you gold one. 

每个人将会得到这些。那小玻璃瓶是让你装你淘到的金。

I got gold inside my bottle, it's so little, sorry camera close up also can't focus to it.
那金太少，太小了，拍不到。

Gold museum
黄金博物馆

Gold History
黄金的历史

Statue is making gold bullion.

蜡像在做金块

The biggest Gold bullion in Taiwan, perhaps in Asia.  Elder people like this so much.  You even can touch it.

台湾最大的金块，也许是亚洲最大。年纪大的旅客非常喜欢。你可以伸手进去摸摸它。

Gold is very important in the human's life.  example shown: musical instruments.

黄金在人的生活中扮演很重要的角色。制造乐器是其中一种。

This is Chinese word of Gold, sound "Jin"

好大的金字

Worker's lunch box

矿工便当

The place of Japan prince stay at the old time.

以前日本太子拜访这里时住的地方

Prince's bedroom

太子主卧室

Going to JiuFen where located between the JinGuaShi and RuiFang
参观完后，是时候是位于金瓜石和瑞芳中间的九份

One of the famous local biscuit at Taiwan, Pineapple biscuit

台湾著名饼酥，凤梨酥

JiuFen, Golden hill city

九份，黄金山城

The street is narrow, but still tourist continue coming in from time to time.

这街虽狭窄，但旅客还是来个不停。

Pretty girls are selling meat pieces
美女卖肉片

Chinese traditional writing brush
各种格式的毛笔

vary of Slipper
各种格式的拖鞋

Fish ball, one of the famous food here
鱼丸是这里著名的小食之一

Inside the street, there is a motel
这里头竟然有民宿

Aboriginal instruments
原住民的乐器

Aboriginal-made souvenir
原住民的手工礼品

Hair stick
发插

Design your own shirt instantly
你可以现场设计自己的衣服

This auntie make up herself to attract customer, she selling sausage
她打扮成这样是来吸引顾客的，卖香肠

Fish Biscuit
鱼饼

Vary favor of pudding
很多口味的布丁

Variety of seafood, meat with stew flavor
卤味海鲜与肉类

Signature view of JiuFen, either the view taken from above or bottom, narrow staircase with 2 side of shops, the lantern and signboard hanging around the small place.  The view only will become the signature when the place having fine rain, luckily the day was rain.

九份的署名景色 - 九份梯景，你可以从上面拍下去，或是从下面拍上去，狭窄的楼梯，两旁的传统店屋，灯笼和招牌布满楼梯的上面。而且这景色是要在下点毛毛雨时拍才有它的效果，幸好我们来得时候，雨开始下了。

The most famous dessert here, a soft sphere which made with yam(Yu Yuan), sweet potato(Di Gua Yuan), sesame(Zhi Ma Yuan), this one is instant package, you can buy it and cook it at home.
这里著名甜品，芋圆，地瓜圆，芝麻圆。这是让顾客买回去煮的。

A Chang Yu Yuan, very nice Yu Yuan dessert shop which strongly recommend by my brother, big places, can see the view, and taste good.
阿昌芋圆 - 弟弟强力推荐的甜品店，地方大，可以看风景，还有味道好！

You can choose another 2 addition things, such as red bean, green bean, jelly,...and ice or hot.  30NT$ each

你可以选择另外两种甜品，如红豆，绿豆，凉粉等，也可以选择冷或热的。一碗30台币。

Pink color is Yam, Orange color is Sweet potato, Black one is sesame
粉红色是芋圆，橙色的是地瓜圆，黑色的是芝麻圆

The rain going to heavy when we going to off,  we went to buy some pineapple cake before the bus arrive. It is 220NT$ each package which is 10 cakes inside.
当我们要走的时候，雨下得很大，我们匆匆忙忙地买了一些凤梨酥就上巴士。
一盒是220台币，里头有10个凤梨酥。

Actually there is another attracting tourist point here, which is the golden beach at JiLong, we got to let go this chance due to the heavy rain, from description from my brother, the color of the sea along the beach at JiLong is golden yellow color from the old time until now.
其实这里还有一个旅游焦点，基隆黄金海，因为雨下得很大，从弟弟的口中知道基隆一带的海水是金黄色的，这是从日本开金矿的时候开始的。

In the past, the citizen here thought that is the gold from the goldmine flowing out, they even go to the beach to panning the gold, after the science doing research on it, only they know the yellow element on the sea is actually is a cause by chemical solution which flow from the Goldmine.
以前，这里的居民以为那是金矿的黄金流到海里了，纷纷去海边淘金，经过科学的验证，才知道那金黄色的物质是从金矿流出来的化学物质，很肯定地那不是金。

Railway Station of RuiFang, the track of the train.

瑞芳火车站，火车路程如上。

This a last time I using MRT, the easycard is run out of credit.  So, I use this coin which is the one way ticket of their MRT.  When you going in, scan it, just like a card, when you going out, input it into the machine.

这是我最后一此在台北搭地铁用的单程“车票 ” ，因为悠游卡没有足够的钱了。进去时就动一下感应器，像卡一样，出去时就投进机器里去。

Belated birthday for my sis and Belated Father day celebration.
Wish sister healthy and happy, Wish father  stay healthy and long.
迟来庆祝的妹妹生日和父亲节。愿妹妹健康快乐，爸爸长寿健康！

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