It was only in 1971 that the last mines were closed because the value of production was no longer meeting costs. In the more than three-quarters of a century in between, Chiufen and Chinkuashih became cities that never slept, where song could be heard constantly; this place was an adventurers 'paradise.
直到一九七一年因為不敷成本而封礦，四分之三個世紀，九份山城裡笙歌處處，城開不夜，金、九兩地儼然成為冒險家樂園。