Back in Time...........Jiu Feng

If you ask me where in Taiwan is my favorite place one of them would have to be Jiu Feng. It is about an hour train ride from Taipei, then catch a bus opposite the train station in Rui Feng. Another 30 min you be at Jiu Feng. Although the place is all so tourists (something I m not fan of) but the place still maintain the feel of traveling back in time. The place is full of old architecture house, tea house and cafe. All seem like its hanging off the cliff. so standing at anyone of the cafe, you feel like you are standing on the edge of the world. Most tourist go there for day trip but I recommend everyone to stay a few if not at least one night there. Get the feel of the place when most tourist leave, go to one of the restaurant hanging off the Cliff for dinner, listen to old melody, feel the cold breeze blowing on your face. Oh one more important thing to do, buy some beer or plum wine and drink the night away in a stylish design homestay.This is as close to heaven as it get.

Imagine waking up to this scenery in the morning. This is why I recommend that everyone must stay a night. There is lots of homestay here. Most are beautifully design in the interior.

This is the homestay I stay in http://windsor.idv.tw/WindsorB.asp. I highly recommend to anyone who decide to stay there, the reason is apart from the beautiful room you get to meet the nice's people there. The place is owned by 陳姐 and 許先生. We actually booked the cheapest room with one double bed only. When we reach and meet up with 許先生, he saw that there were three of us, so he put us up in larger room (more like a house) at no extra cost (He said since it was low season and no one was occupy the place, he will give it to us so we can sleep more comfortably. After we settle in, he invited us to have tea at his cafe, serve us delicious fresh bamboo shoot and with that we chat away few hour in his cafe. This was all great hospitality done with no extra charge (The three of us was afraid all this come with price).

Does it look like the 2 women is posing for photo, believe me this is as natural as it get. This was how we spent our 2rd day in Taiwan, Jiu Feng. We not only woke up to beautiful scenery but also great breakfast, make by 許先生 himself. You must tried to tea, it had the most unique taste that linger in your memories (some flower sense to it).


The tourist aspect can be seen by the fact that every corner is created for tourists ranging from souvenir shop, tea house or cafe. but the good thing is all this still maintain or run in old architecture styles building.


Tea house is a phenomenon in Taiwan, no exception in Jiu Feng. Everywhere you turn there is a tea house. Some had even being used to film drama. We choose a more modernise one, we are however still in the young generation. This tea house have a great view to see the sun set. However the price for drinking tea is very expensive but with a view like that it worth every cent.

The feel of standing on the edge of the world.


I m not good with word to fully described how it feel to be in Jiu Feng. You have to be there to get the feel of the whole environment, the people and the place. Chatting with great Taiwanese over a cup of tea and plate of fresh bamboo shoot. Sitting in tea house for 2 3 hour to wait for sunset, walking alone the walkway which might have being 100 of year old. You will know and feel that this is how life should be. Every step is move with the feet and not with the wheel. So one can really appreciate every minute every second.