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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the fall of 2019, I happened to be in Taipei on vacation. I was wandering through the massive jade market, not expecting to buy anything, when an auntie working one of the stalls pulled me over.

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, ...