Jin De Chun Old Tea House Introduction
Jin De Chun Tea Shop was established in the seventh year of Qing Tongzhi (1868) and has now been passed down to the fifth generation. The tea shop remains in its original location to this day. Mr. Lin Yinglong, the fourth-generation owner, attended Lidong Elementary School and recalls playing during his childhood near Wumiao, Mazu Temple, and Guandi Port. In those days, other businesses in the alley included scissor making and lice comb crafting, while at the corner there were vendors selling decorations for theater stages, making the storefront particularly bright and memorable. The alley became known as "Chou Qian Alley" due to the popularity of fortune-telling by drawing lots. One of the features of the shop is a row of large tea jars that are over a hundred years old, which were brought to Taiwan by Tangshan merchants during the Qing Dynasty. During the Japanese occupation, the area was bombed by American forces, leveling many buildings nearby, and the large tea jars were also heavily damaged; now, fewer than ten remain in the shop.
