One of the best Jiufen day trip options is getting on a train and visiting Shifen waterfall. Shifen, the town, is a small part of the Pingxi District. The area was traditionally a quiet farming community. During the 1900s it experienced a coal mining boom, but this ended in the 1980s. The name “Shifen” comes from the ten families (shí) who helped build up the district.
The Pingxi train line that was created during this boom was then turned into the tourist route it is now. Shifen is one of its main attractions.
The waterfall, which sits along the Keelung River, is absolutely incredible and has quickly been dubbed Taiwan’s own little Niagara Falls. It has a slight horseshoe shape and is 40m (66ft) wide and 20m(131ft) tall.
