Jiufen Gold Museum Introduction
At the end of Ji Shan Street's light rail, there is a sign leading to the "Jiufen Gold Museum." Following the path ahead, there is an independent residence, which has a sign reading "Jiufen Gold Museum." This museum was established by the late miner Mr. Tseng Shui-Chi, who transformed his ancestral property by himself. It was founded in 1992, and after Mr. Tseng passed away in 2012, it has been maintained by his son Tseng Jian-Wen and granddaughter Tseng Yi-Hsien, which is no easy feat. Remarkably, the museum houses over a thousand types of raw stones collected by Mr. Tseng from the mine, demonstrating not only the challenge of quantity but also the difficulty of abstaining from refining them, knowing that the unrefined stones could represent the valuable gold. While the mining boom in Jiufen may already be a distant memory, the dream of overnight wealth has never been forgotten. In the gold museum, visitors can see a small mine titled "Jiufen Pit," with a narrow, curved light rail laid throughout the pit, where a mine cart rotates on the tracks. Scattered around the pit are miner's lantern hats, stone mortars, timber, and more, creating a miniature mining scene that beckons passing travelers. Besides the exhibits, the most captivating aspect is the process of personally panning for gold, allowing visitors to enjoy the fun of trying their hand at gold washing and fulfilling their dream of striking it rich.
