Taiwan town rocked by earthquakes turns to snail racing to revive tourism

AsiaEast Asia Taiwan town rocked by earthquakes turns to snail racing to revive tourismSeveral dozen enthusiastic residents and tourists attended the event, which featured six snail races spaced out over two daysSimina Mistreanu & Taijing WuTuesday 05 May 2026 10:06 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2970406To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/east-asia/taiwan-snail-racing-fenglin-earthquakes-b2970501.html","title":"Town rocked by earthquakes turns to snail racing to revive tourism"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-3984","index":0}Alysa Chang, left, and Li Cheng-wen hold up their snail racers in Fenglin town (AP)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"East Asia...