In Treasure Island, Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson tells the story of a group of adventurers seeking a fortune in gold. Did such a "treasure island" ever truly exist, or was it merely the fruit of a novelist's imagination?
In fact, Taiwan was once an actual "treasure island" in the eyes of European explorers.
Jing Gua Shi is a tow in Ruifang District, New Taipei City, notable for its historic gold and copper mines. It is also known as Kinkaseki in Japanese. From 1942 - 1945 it was used by the Japanese as a prisoner of war camp.
