Taiwan's tourism industry feels chill

TAIPEI - The colored glaze art on display glimmers on the shelf at a souvenir shop at Sun Moon Lake in central Taiwan, but few tourists are around to appreciate it.

"I have no idea where the Chinese mainland tourists are now. The streets here used to be full of them during the weeklong holiday," said Shih Mei-yen, the shop's owner.

The shop could make at least NT$1 million ($33,000) per month. But now it makes only about NT$300,000, she said.