It is estimated that since the beginning of the Ching dynasty as much as 32 metric tons of gold has been mined from Chiufen. It is no exaggeration to say that "the streets were paved with gold." And seeing gold, whose heart wouldn't jump?
看到黃澄澄的金子，憑誰也不免心動；當時九份礦區，會不會常發生爭金的鬥毆事件呢？