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| Processed by: | goldyn_chyld (2012-07-23 06:13:32 GMT) |
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<< review queue entry 41485 - submitted by 'richwarm' >> Historically significant place in various ways ~ Jiufen was only an isolated village until 1893, when gold was discovered in the area. The resulting gold rush hastened the village's development into a town, and reached its peak during the Japanese rule. In 1989, Hou Hsiao-hsien's A City of Sadness, the first film to touch on the 228 Incident, a taboo subject in Taiwan, became a big hit in the theatres. As a result Jiufen, where the film was set, revived due to the film's popularity. Jiufen also became popular in 2001, when its downtown was used as a model in the anime movie Spirited Away. At present, Jiufen is a renowned tourist attraction representative of Taiwan. It draws many tourists from Taipei during the weekends. ----http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiufen It's also the setting of a novel I'm reading. |
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+ 九份 九份 [Jiu3 fen4] /Jiufen (or Jioufen or Chiufen), mountainside town in north Taiwan, former gold mining town, used as the setting for two well-known movies/ |