Jiufen is an old gold mining town built into the hills of Taiwan's Northeast Coast. The town flourished under Japanese Colonialism when the gold was plentiful but then underwent a sharp decline with ...

In north-east Taiwan there’s former mining town called Jiufen. Perched on the side of a hill overlooking hills and ocean, it’d be a gorgeous spot regardless of what else was placed there.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Jiufen is a mountain enclave built around former gold mines and regularly tops the list of popular tourist attractions in northern Taiwan. This is due to its close proximity to ...

Here are the top five things to do when you are in Jiufen and Jinguashi, two top villages on Taiwan’s northeast coast.

That, at least, is how Jiufen might feel if it wasn’t proving so popular with tourists. The 100-year-old town is straining under the ever-growing number of visitors, and feels deluged at ...

When most people think of traveling to Taiwan, images of breathtaking Sun Moon lake or the towering Taipei 101 skyscraper come to mind. While these destinations are iconic for a reason, there is ...