Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Geoffrey Morrison is a travel writer and digital nomad. In north-east Taiwan there’s former mining town called Jiufen. Perched on ...

I walk through Jiufen, Taiwan, exploring what to eat along its famous mountain streets. I try local snacks like taro balls, ...

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Dark grey clouds fill up the sky. It has been showering since early morning. The temperature continues to drop as the strong wind from the sea keeps blowing. But all of this cannot stop tourists from ...

Juifen Old Street is packed with stalls and street food. We sample a lot of Jiufen street food including curried fish balls, snails and sweet soup with taro, sesame and green tea balls. We then take ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The New Taipei Tourism and Travel Department on Wednesday (Oct. 26) said it will rejuvenate the atmosphere of Jiufen, a popular tourist attraction in the city, with new red ...

The neighbouring gold mining duo would have both become ghost towns when mining in the area ceased, if it wasn't for the extraordinarily beautiful surroundings and the historically fascinating past.

Why has Jiufen, formerly a prosperous gold-mining town that was later nearly abandoned, continued to attract so many tourists over recent decades? Is it the crowds of people brushing shoulders as they ...