Jin De Chun Old Tea Shop Introduction
Jindechun Tea Shop was established in the seventh year of the Tongzhi era during the Qing Dynasty (1868) and has been passed down to the fifth generation. The tea shop is located in its original site. The fourth-generation owner, Mr. Lin Yinglong, attended Lidren Elementary School and recalls playing during childhood near the Wu Miao, Matsu Temple, and at the Guandi Port. At that time, other businesses on the same street included scissor makers and louse handle manufacturers, and there was a shop at the corner selling decorations for stage performances, which was very bright and left a deep impression. This street was also known as "Chouqian Lane" due to the popularity of fortune-telling through drawing lots. A distinctive feature of the shop is a row of large tea jars filled with tea leaves, which have a history of over a hundred years. These jars were brought from Tangshan by merchants during the Qing Dynasty to sell in Taiwan. During the Japanese occupation, American bombings devastated the area, destroying many buildings, and resulting in the damage of many tea jars, with fewer than ten remaining in the shop today.
