La Min May, the granddaughter of U Tin Oo, who founded the Mandalay Jade Market. Photo: Dana Ter, Taipei Times Though the market is packed, no one is shoving. We inch our way to the jade grinding and ...

Running his hands over a palm-sized jade pig resting on its haunches ... t make it that delicate and detailed.” Lee’s shop in Taipei’s Da’an district holds ancient treasures worth more ...

Taipei hums in layers. Temples waft incense beside neon arcades. Locals start their days with scallion pancakes or hot soy ...

Taipei's worsening ties with Beijing have also ... touch and buy good jades here." The antique jade market took off around 2011, when Beijing-friendly Ma Ying-jeou was president, bringing in ...

The sounds and sights to look for when deciphering between real and fake gems. Valued throughout Asia for its beauty and elegance, jade is an especially desired keepsake for visitors to Taipei ...

Ximending became the famous theater street in Taipei in the 1930s. It continued to prosper after the defeat of Japan. In 1999, the area was redeveloped as a pedestrian zone and today, it is a ...

The Jade Night Market promises to be part festival ... (from the organization's website): When the sun sets over Taipei, the market at Shilin is just heating up. Smells of stinky tofu and sizzling ...

Hsu, an actress and director with credits including 2021 drama The Child Of Light, is trying a different strategy – with a series adaptation of Jade ... Market Hero and San Francisco and Taipei ...

Taipei's worsening ties with Beijing have also meant restrictions ... touch and buy good jades here." The antique jade market took off around 2011, when Beijing-friendly Ma Ying-jeou was president, ...