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Although most things to do in Shifen are straightforward, this not-as-famous-as-Jiufen lao jie has some tricks up its sleeve
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Comparing Jiufen vs Shifen isn’t obvious, apart from the fact that both are known in Chinese as lao jie.
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Some possibilities move us forward and backward simultaneously, leaving us dizzy but stuck in place.
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