Jioufen in a dust storm

I'd forgotten when I went to Jioufen last time. Because Maiko, one of my classmates in Boston, asked to visit there, Tung and I drove to Jioufen, a village full of tourists. Honestly speaking, I didn't like Jioufen very much. Souvenir stores selling similar products blurred the intrinsic style of Jioufen. However, we're tourists as well. How can we define "the essence of Jioufen?" It's a paradox.



A dust storm from China made it foggy.




There are a lot of narrow stairs and lanes.












I had never gone to tea houses in Jioufen before this visiting. I thought they gave poor service to foreigners only. I didn't want to pay money to see their poker faces. However, visiting this tea house, I was wrong. After we walked in the shop, the waitress introduced all the items in fluent Japanese. The service is so good that I was willing to pay the expensive fee.

A lot of people in tourist industry said that Taiwan needs more and more Chinese tourists to raise our tourist industry. They should come here to learn what the good service is. In my point of view, such kind of great service will attracts more worldwide tourists and backpackers. They should improve their poor service and facilities. Better qualities create more profits than more quantities do.







All by Leica M7 + Fuji Reala ACE