While looking up the filming locations for Someday or One Day I was surprised to come across the filming location for another one of my favourite dramas: Yong Jiu Grocery Store. For those who thought Someday or One Day was underrated internationally, Yong Jiu Grocery Store is an even greater hidden treasure with fewer fans overseas compared to Taiwan. But for those who have seen it and loved it, there's good news - the Grocery Store now exists in real life and hopefully one day in the future we can all go and visit it! Aside from the actual Grocery Store, I've included a small list of other notable filming locations at the end of all these photos of the Grocery Store.
Please Note: None of these photos are mine - please see below pictures for the credits and like the photos on the accounts of the photo takers :)
1. Yong Jiu Gan Zai Dian 用九柑仔店-/ Yong Jiu Grocery Store -
The Set is located next door to Qinghe Gan Zai Dian 慶和柑仔店/ Qinghe Grocery Store
The Set is located next door to Qinghe Gan Zai Dian 慶和柑仔店/ Qinghe Grocery Store
Address: No. 90, 166 County Road, Liujiao Township, Chiayi County (next to Qinghe Ganzai Store)
Chinese Address: 嘉義縣六腳鄉166縣道90號(慶和柑仔店旁)
Google Co-ordinates: Qinghe Gan Zi Dian
Opening hours: Qinghe opening hours are 6:30am-8:30pm. This probably also goes for Yong Jiu Grocery store, which is open to visitors for photos (It was closed earlier in the year due to Covid, but re-opened 4th of July. I would check the latest Instagram photos to determine if the place is open if you really want to see it in all it's glory).
Yong Jiu Grocery Store is the most important filming location for the drama. It's where the main character, Jun Long, connects with his grandfather, learns to run a small business, meets the girl he likes and builds a strong community space for his friends in the village. Because the grocery store is so central to the plot, most of the filming for the drama took place in and around this building. Since the conclusion of this drama, Sanlih has left most of the props intact and opened up the space to the public as a tourist attraction and photo stop.
According journalists, the building was not a grocery store originally, but a Chinese medicine pharmacy (存德中藥房) as well as a community space and library. However, it was abandoned for some time after the owner died and their children moved away. The descendants of the family that owned the building recently gave up the space for free, allowing it to be refurbished into a 1960's Grocery store for the drama. It's ironic because there's a real old fashioned grocery store just next door to Yong Jiu (a store called Qinghe) where you can purchase actual goods (looking at photos on Instagram, people have been purchasing their souvenirs and sweets at Qinghe Grocery store - Apparently you can actually buy Jun Long and Zhao Jun's favourite childhood candies here). Because the building is so beautiful, I've curated my favourite photos below, organised in the types of photography filters and styles!
Outside the Store - Day Time
Photo by yalin.chen.399
Photo by momoko.ch
Photo by rockbear_0507
Photo by rockbear_0507
Photo by rockbear_0507
Photo by tabininn2002
Photo by tabininn2002
Photo by boa115512
Photo by yichin509
Qinghe Grocery Store (right next door)
Photo by boa115512
Photo by tabininn2002
Inside the Store
Photo by
Photo by rockbear_0507
Photo by rockbear_0507
Photo by ting_yu.wang
Photo by ting_yu.wang
Photo by ting_yu.wang
Photo by ting_yu.wang
Photo by rockbear_0507
Photo by rockbear_0507
Outside the Store - Day Time Candy Style Photography
Photo by wangscruffy
Photo by wangscruffy
Photo by alwa6
Photo by 1999.01030514
Photo by 1999.01030514
Photo by 1999.01030514
Photo by 1999.01030514
Photo by jenny_tseng
Inside the Store - Candy Style Photography
Photo by fion_cheng1985
Outside the Store - Day Time Grudge Style Photography
Photo by quca.17
Photo by chou._.jpg
Photo by xcoooovcx
Photo by gsi.hefla
Inside the Store - Grudge Style Photography
Photo by cosmosjh
Photo by cosmosjh
Qinghe Grocery Store (right next door) - Inside
Photo by brian0810
At Night
Photo by jennysz130
Photo by han1996_85
For those interested in reading more about the store and seeing more pictures, there are blogs here:
Comparison Photos
Photo by rockbear_0507
Photo by quca.17
2. North Sky Temple of Mazu Goddess 北天宮 (Temple Host's temple) - Dragon Tree Pavilion of Guanyin 龍樹亭
Address: No. 58, Neicuo Road, Puzi City, Chiayi County, Taiwan 613
Chinese Address: 嘉義縣朴子市內厝路58號
Opening hours: 6:00am-9:00pm
In the drama, one of the main villagers is the cool backward-cap wearing Temple Host who looks after the North Sky temple for the goddess Mazu. It's at this temple that Jun Long first meets his best friends, Ah Zhong and Liangjin after Temple Host uses reverse psychology to get him to play with the other kids. This location is also where Fengyu and Zhao Jun have a chat about transferring to Taipei for work. While the characters talk about going here to pray to the goddess Mazu, the temple is actually called Dragon Tree Pavilion and it's dedicated to the goddess, Guanyin. Judging from fan photos on Instagram, it looks like they've put up some signs and banners about the drama being filmed here.
Photo by wenling_123
Comparison Photo
3. The Elephant Slide where Zhao Jun hides as a neglected child - Park next to Chiayi Dalin Senior Citizen Centre 嘉義縣大林鎮公所大美活動中心
Address: No. 33, Dameili, Dalin township, Chiayi County, Taiwan 622
Chinese Address: 嘉義縣大林鎮大美里33號.
Quite a few of the important childhood scenes happen around the Elephant slide. It's where Zhao Jun goes to hide from her mother and is found by the Western priest who introduces her to her childhood friend and future (Ex) partner, En Pei. It's also where she breaks Jun Long's toy windmill! Elephant slides are actually not that unusual in Taiwan. It seems like they can be found in many playgrounds and are often used as filming locations. I've seen them in a number of Taiwanese dramas, the last one being Triad Princess with Jasper Liu. But it seems like the elephant slides are quite unique in their designs. The Instagram account that these photos original from (workshop21_elephant_slide) actually shows a collection of different elephant slides in Taiwan. As you can see in the comparison photo, this slide is specific to the drama because the Elephant has a saddle with a red outline.
Photo by workshop21_elephant_slide
Photo by workshop21_elephant_slide
Comparison Photo
4. The corridor of trees where Zhao Jun's truck breaks down and Jun Long tries to help - Green Chinaberry Tree Tunnel 苦楝樹綠色隧道
Address: Below Anwan Bridge, Liujiao Township, Chiayi County
Chinese Address: 嘉義縣六腳鄉安灣橋下方
Google Co-ordinates: Chinaberry Tree Tunnel
The last location I have here is the Chinaberry tree tunnel where Zhao Jun's truck gets stranded and Jun Long stops to helps her. This is where the main characters first established a connection, although it doesn't go as Jun Long plans. He not only fails to fix Zhao Jun's truck, but also accidentally offends her. The Chinaberry tree tunnel is a beautiful drive in the Liujiao Township area - it's approximately 3 km long and tour guides apparently joke that you shouldn't walk the whole thing because the tour bus will not wait for you! A lot of people go there for photos (even wedding photos!) because it looks lovely in all seasons.
Photo by wwwphoto4u
Photo by jonascsunny
Photo by quansiwang
Comparison Photos
Photo by wwwphoto4u
Chiayi county is pretty rural in Taiwan, so it can be a bit out of the way to travel there. But there are many beautiful scenic areas once you get there. Some people took photos like the one below on their drive to Yong Jiu Grocery Store. Isn't this picture lovely? I really hope I'll get a chance to visit these places one day!
Photo by tsaichinchien
I hope I have covered most of the locations you'd be interested in visiting for Yong Jiu Grocery Store. If I missed any, you might be able to find it on this location map released by Sanlih (click for larger image) or in the list of filming locations written by Niusnews, which I've linked below :)
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