A tributary upstream of Liyu Lake (鯉魚潭) in Shoufeng Township (壽豐鄉), known for fragments of Fengtian jade (豐田玉) scattered along the riverbed. During the Japanese colonial era, asbestos mining on nearby Laonao Mountain (荖腦山) unearthed nephrite deposits that were discarded as waste; their value was recognized in the 1960s, sparking a jade rush that made Fengtian (豐田) the source of 60% of the world’s nephrite at its peak. You can still find jade fragments here, though your chances improve further upriver.
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- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank Curation Platform (國家文化記憶庫2.0線上策展平臺)
- East Taiwan News (東台灣新聞網)
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- Mining Industry in Taiwan (台灣礦業)
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.