Jin De Chun Old Tea Shop Introduction
Jin De Spring Tea Shop was established in the seventh year of the Tongzhi era of the Qing Dynasty (1868) and has been passed down for five generations. The tea shop remains in its original location to this day. Mr. Lin Yinglong, the fourth-generation owner, attended Liren Elementary School and recalls playing in the vicinity of Wumiao, Mazu Temple, and Guandi Harbor during his childhood. At that time, there were also businesses in the area specializing in scissor-making and producing louse combs, while a nearby corner store sold decorative lights used on stage. The shop was very bright and left a lasting impression. The alley was known as the "Lottery Alley" due to the popularity of fortune-telling. A notable feature of the shop is a row of large tea urns that have been serving tea for over a century; these urns were brought to Taiwan by merchants from Tangshan during the Qing Dynasty. During the Japanese occupation, American bombing devastated the area, destroying many buildings, including many of the large tea urns, and now fewer than ten remain in the shop.
