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Discover Jinguashi
Jinguashi in New Taipei City (Taipei) is a town in Taiwan about 21 mi (or 33 km) east of Taipei, the country's capital city.
Current time in Jinguashi is now 03:21 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Asia / Taipei with an UTC offset of 8 hours. We know of 10 airports near Jinguashi, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Taiwan is Taipei Songshan Airport in a distance of 19 mi (or 31 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Keelung, Taipei, Yilan, Banqiao District and Taoyuan. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 73 °F
Morning Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
Evening Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
Night Temperature | 22°C / 72 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 26% |
Air Humidity | 95% |
Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Monday, 18th of November 2024
20°C (68 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
20°C (67 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
20°C (68 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Goldmine Hotel
Delicateperfume Hotel
Open Room Hotel
Flip Flop Hostel - Jiufen
Videos from this area
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Golden Waterfall (黃金瀑布), Jinguashi (金瓜石), Taiwan
The Golden Waterfall (黃金瀑布) is seen during our trip to Jinguashi (金瓜石) in Rueifang Township, New Taipei City (formerly Taipei County), Taiwan (ROC) on April 22, 2012. Located...
Gold Waterfall (黃金瀑布), Jinguashi (金瓜石), Taiwan
The Gold Waterfall (黃金瀑布) is seen during our trip to Jinguashi (金瓜石) and Jiufen (九份) in Rueifang Township, New Taipei City (formerly Taipei County), Taiwan (ROC) on Tuesday,...
九份某芋圓店老闆示範製作過程 Jiufen
2012/11/18(日) 當天雨比較大,氣溫稍低,點了芋圓紅豆熱湯。(芋圓內餡有芋頭與地瓜兩種口味) 店老闆熱情邀約,開放入內拍攝製作過程,還邀請小朋...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Jiufen
Jiufen, also known as Jioufen or Chiufen, is a mountain area in the Ruifang District of New Taipei City near Keelung, Taiwan.
Jinguashi
Jinguashi is a town in Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, notable for its historic gold and copper mines. It is also known as Kinkaseki in Japanese. From 1942–1945 it was used by the Japanese as a prisoner-of-war camp. Although the minerals have since been depleted, the town still attracts many visitors to its Gold Ecological Park, which opened in October 2004. Jinguashi was named a potential World Heritage site in 2002. \t\t \t\t\tTaiwan 2009 JinGuaShi Historic Gold Mine FRD 8738.
Ōgon Shrine
The Ōgon Shrine also known as the Gold Temple or Spirits of the Mountain Shrine (山神社 yama jinja) is a Shinto shrine located halfway up a mountain at Siping Lane (四平街) in the Gold Ecological Park in Jinguashi, Rueifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan Kinkaseki town at the time of Japanese rule was said to have been the number one gold mine town in Asia. The Ōgon Shrine was built and managed by the 日本鉱業株式会社 Nippon Mineral Company? (not sure the English name) on March 2, 1933.
Houtong Station
The Houtong Station(侯硐車站) is a railway station of Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) Yilan Line located at Ruifang District, New Taipei, Taiwan.