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The last direct 1062 bus back toward Taipei is 21:35, matching the verified timetable and the lantern-hour tool; the arrival guide had 21:30.

A colored-pencil drawing of the Shuqi Road teahouse staircase — red lanterns stepping down toward the misty Pacific, with Keelung Mountain behind — now sits beside the town name and on its share card.

The gold-mining heritage that Jiufen grew from sits a few minutes east at Jinguashi. The new guide has the museum's hours, ticket tiers and how the Benshan No.5 mine tunnel works, plus how to get there on the same buses.

How Jiufen's two lanes fit together — the level covered market street (Jishan) and the teahouse staircase (Shuqi) — the easiest way round (down the steps, not up), and a step-free route for anyone who can't manage stairs. Honest that the town is not wheelchair- or stroller-friendly.

The 588 m stone-step peak behind the town is the quiet alternative to the Old Street. The tool gives today's first light, sunrise, sunset and dusk, and works back what time to leave to climb Keelung Mountain for the view — with the trailhead, and honest notes on the exposed, unlit, slippery-when-wet steps.

Jiufen's magic is the lanterns at dusk, but it's easy to miss the last bus down the mountain. This shows today's sunset and the dusk window alongside the last buses to Taipei, Ruifang and Banqiao — so you can stay for the glow and still get home.

Three tools to start: when the town is quiet through the day, week and year; how to get here from Taipei and catch the last bus home; and a rain, fog and Road 102 outlook for the ridge.