| Brief Introduction |
 Jiou Fen is situated on the foothill of north east Taiwan. It is famous for its history of gold-mining. After sunset, the fascinating lights are coated with the mountain make up a frame of beautiful picture. The broad sea and the magnificent mountain is circulated with the old city-Jiou Fen.
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| About the "Gold" |
 Jiou Fen had been a gold-digging center. During the Ching Dynasty, gold diggers discovered the metal buried under the stratum. In a short time, Jiou Fen became prosperous. Thousands of hundreds of people crowded into this small space, and people called Jiou Fen ¡¨small Hong Kong¡¨. After Ching Dynasty, the new rulers from Japan continued developing the gold industry. Unfortunately, the gold drained off after a large amount of disinterment. Nowadays, Jiou Fen remains the culture related to the gold ledge.
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| Delicious Snacks |
 If you go to Jiou Fen, you definitely can¡¦t miss the delicious specialty-¡§yu yuan¡¨! The snack tastes especially good in Jiou Fen, even though you could nearly find it everywhere in Taiwan. It is made by traditional handmade paste, which contains sweet potatoes or taros and the paste is made into knurls. You can also add some red or green beans to it.
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| Scenic Spots |
 Yinyang Sea
The marveled yellow and blue bay view along the coastal highway is the famous Yinyang Sea. The strange color spread on the surface of the sea is caused by the metal pollution from the refinery, still remaining even after the closure of the refinery for over a decade. Scholars found out that the large quantities of yellow iron mine formed insoluble iron ion compound (Fe3+) years after years. These flowed into the sea, forming heavy metal ion suspension that created this spectacular scene.
Gold Waterfall
The abundant rain enters the mine field through the surface leakages, contacts the yellow iron mine and the sulfured arsenic copper mine, and through the magic of chemical reactions and iron bacteria catalyzation, it forms the acid mineral water. It is also one of the sources of the Yin Yang Sea. You must be careful when you touch the water and rock, because the water abounds in metal ions, which can cause serious damage to human body.
Chahu Mountain
(teapot mountain)
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and together with Chinese New Year and Mid-Autumn Festival forms one of the three major Chinese holidays. Since the summer is a time when diseases most easily spread, Dragon Boat Festival began as an occasion for driving off evil spirits and pestilence and for finding peace in one's life. The festival was later enriched by the legend of the patriot Chu Yuan.
The festival's significance as a time for warding off evil and disease is symbolized by a number of customary practices. And if you can successfully stand an egg on its end exactly at 12:00 noon, then the coming year will be a lucky one. Just try it! 
The most popular dish during Dragon Boat Festival is tzung tzu (shown below), originally eaten in memory of the patriot Chu Yuan, but gradually evolving into a snack eaten during normal occasions as well.
The clear and radiant moon has been a subject of Chinese poetry and song since ancient times. And the moonlight of Mid-Autumn Festival brings particular warmth and ease to the hearts of the people of China. This festival is said to have originated from the ancient ceremony of Sacrificing to the Moon Goddess. When that ceremony was later combined with the Legend of Eating Moon-cakes, Mid-Autumn Festival grew in the popular consciousness to become the major occasion that it is today.
"When the moon is full, mankind is one" -- In China, the full moon has always represented the gatherings of friends and family. Thus, Mid-Autumn Festival is a time for family reunions. On this night, families will go together to scenic spots and parks for moon appreciation parties, eating moon-cakes and pomeloes (shown below) in the cool night air and praying for a safe year.
Since Mid-Autumn Festival coincides with the fall harvest, the occasion is also celebrated in Taiwan by making offerings to the Earth God in hope that he will make the next year's harvest even more bountiful.
