Since then, Taiwan's economy has taken off, giving people greater ability to consume. It seems that everything--people, activities, places, and objects--has a price tag. As a result, due to circumstances, though Chiufen had long ceased to be a place that produced wealth, it provided people with a consumer fantasy and came back to life, generating a second spring.
曾幾何時，台灣經濟起飛，提高了人們的消費能力，似乎所有的人、事、地、物都可以用金錢標價，於是在因緣際會下，九份雖失去了生產的功能，但提供人們消費幻想的功能，終究又敗部復活，再創第二春。