The Lantern Festival is one of the most colorful and thriving festivals in Taiwan, was named as one of the world’s 14 festivals a person must attend in their lifetime by the giant travel guide publisher, Fordor’s Travel. This is an annual event usually held on January 15th of lunar calendar, the first full-moon night of the lunar year. However, as the popularity of Pingxi Lantern Festival increases, New Taipei City adds two more sky lantern release events on 2014/2/03 and 2014/2/08. The most conspicuous one will be held on 2014/2/14, the 15th day of the first month of lunar calendar. There will be over 100,000 sky lanterns rising into night sky during the events; it will be a magical and breathtaking sight that you will cherish forever.

New Taipei City government plans to give away thousands of lanterns for visitors to participate the events, from which it can be seen that the activity is to spread happiness and hope. Visitor may also buy your own lanterns from street stalls. You may find several colors of sky lantern represent different kinds of whish- health, fortune, work, romance, etc. People usually write their wishes on the sky lanterns because it is believed as the lantern fly into the sky; it is a way to pass on your wishes to gods above.

Other than the lantern carnival, various activities and events will also be held, including, “Light up Lanterns,” lantern riddles competitions, free lanterns given-out, fireworks, waterdance shows, numerous performance, high-technique light show, and food stands. Moreover, this year Kaohsiung Tourism Bureau introduces a gondola and swan pedalo into Kaohsiung Love River. Riding gondola and pedalo with Taiwan aboriginal songs and lanterns along the riverbank will offer you a dazzling and romantic Kaohsiung travel. The 2013 Kaohsiung Lantern Festival aims to allure both local and international visitors to explore the southern cultures of Taiwan and fun of traditional Lantern Festival of Taiwan. Nevertheless, there will be various local delicacies, cuisines, and souvenirs that will surely make you to linger on.

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