Taiwan Trip Dec 6-14 Day 6 - 金瓜石 Jinguashi 黃金博物園區 Gold Ecological Park

After Jiufen, we went to 金瓜石 黃金博物園區 Jinguashi Gold Ecological Park. Free admission if you have a receipt of any purchase made in Taiwan. Visited the rebuilt Japanese workers' quarters. Daughter took a pose outside the quarters.

Trolley of gold

On the left is some government building. On the right used to be the Japanese Crown Prince's Chalet

Some eateries

Japan Crown Prince's Chalet

His garden


Very nice and beautiful view from 金瓜石


Towards the Gold Ecological Park museum

Benshan Five Tunnels 本山五坑 - additional admission fee NT50/person.

Entrance/way to the Benshan Five Tunnels (本山五坑)



View with back to the Benshan Five Tunnels 本山五坑



View after coming out of the Benshan Five Tunnels 本山五坑

金瓜石 Gold Ecological Park museum - touching the 220kg gold ingot - highlight of the museum. There is counter registering the number of touches the ingot received.



Out of the Gold Ecological Park museum


You might be interested in the itinerary:

Day 1 - Lunch at Airport,Flight to Taipei, Check in Dandy Hotel(Review), Dinner in Taipei at 肥前屋

Day 2 – Breakfast at Dandy, Martyrs' Shrine 忠烈祠, Shinlin Residence 士林官邸
Yangminshan,Beitou Sulphur Valley, 烏來内洞囯家森林 Wulai Old Street

Day 3 – Journey to Hualian, Review of Quality Inn Hualian, Hualian Town - Food Sampling, Dinner at Hualian

Day 4 - Breakfast at Quality Inn, 清水斷崖,池上便當,Lunch outside Tourist Centre, Taroko Gorge,七星譚, Hualian Town/蔥油餅/Dinner, Review of Hotel Bayview Qixingtan

Day 5 - Breakfast at Hotel Bayview, Qixingtan area around hotel, Journey Back to Taipei, Lunch at囯賓大腸煎, Check in Dandy Hotel(Review), XiMenTing, Dinner at Shilin Night Market

Day 6 - Breakfast at Dandy, 野柳 Yeliu GeoPark, Shifen 十分放天燈, 九分老街, 金瓜石 Gold Ecological Park , 陰陽海, 黃金瀑布, 鼻头角, 南雅rock formation, 基隆廟口夜市

Day 7 - Breakfast at Dandy, National Palace Museum, 天母, Lunch at Beitou, Danshui, Fisherman’s Wharf, Dinner at 梅江韓溝囯淡水店

Day 8 - Breakfast at Dandy, Experience HSR to Taichung, Shopping at 新光三越 Taipei Station,
Taipei Underground Front Station, Pass by CKS, Lunch at 高記, Taipei 101, Dinner at foodcourt

Day 9 - Breakfast at Dandy, Daiso, Lunch at Taipei Breeze Centre, Taipei Milk King, Home Sweet Home


Review of Dandy Hotel – Dec 6-7
Review of Quality Inn Hualian Dec 8
Review of Hotel Bayview Hualian Dec 9
Review of Dandy Hotel – Dec 10-13