A day trip to Jiufen Old Street from Taipei will charm you with its traditional hillside architecture, narrow streets and quaint hillside steps lined with colorful lanterns, shops with a variety of tempting Taiwanese foods, tranquil teahouses, brilliant temples, and magnificent coastal views. If you can stay for a day or two instead, it’s even better, as you can add in the ambiance of seeing the blazing colors of its lit lanterns and temples. You can also add in additional excursions, like learning about its gold mining history, as Jiufen was once the most prosperous gold mine in Taiwan, and some picturesque day hikes. Jiufen As noted above, Jiufen was…