The "2022 Crescent Cultural Festival" event is held in Gaotan, New Taipei City, with the experience of ancient children playing.
(Photo by reporter Lai Xiaotong)
[Reporter Lai Xiaotong/New Taipei Report] The High Beach Land Project Management Office of the New Taipei City Government held the "2022 Crescent Cultural Festival" at the Crescent Plaza under the Crescent Bridge in Xinzhuang today, inviting the Xinxiyuan Palm Theatre Troupe and Minghua Garden Gezai Troupe to perform on stage. There are YOYO family stars singing and dancing show, hanging temple lanterns on the spot, full of strong temple fair atmosphere, as well as free traditional food, folk custom experience DIY and customs clearance games, attracting the participation of the old, middle and young generations, revisiting the temple entrance, watching opera and visiting temple fairs lively scene.
In 2020, Gaotan started the Xinzhuang "River Boat" project to renovate the Crescent Square. Construction started on December 6 last year. After more than 10 months of construction, it opened on September 24. Today, the "2022 Crescent Cultural Festival" will be held. In addition to the cultural and historical display of temples on Temple Street, the Ciyou Temple and Wusheng Temple displayed cultural relics and dolls for the public to watch and take pictures. Zeshan Temple, which belongs to Buddhism, also promoted the concept of healthy vegetable food, and Xinzhuang delicious Xianguang cakes were provided at Gaotan. and malt cakes for the public to enjoy for free.
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In addition to the Xinxiyuan Palm Theatre in Xinzhuang, the YOYO family star and Minghuayuan Gezi opera performances, there are free inflatable slides for children to play, as well as games such as playing marbles, hooping, and fishing.
The art master taught the children to make noodle kneaders, experience folk skills such as paper-cutting and straw-folding, and planned 4 customs clearance areas and photo-taking activities. To complete the tasks, there are exquisite lucky things, bicycle scarves or Wenchang pens.
New Taipei Mayor Hou Youyi attended the event in the evening and said that the cultural corridor of Crescent Square is based on the image of the ancient wharf in Xinzhuang, combined with the landmark Crescent Bridge, and an ancient ship with the image of Crescent Pool and a boat on a big river is set up under the bridge to provide citizens with a place to rest and explore history. A place is a place where both sensibility and intelligence are combined.
Hou Youyi said that he hoped that through the renovation of Crescent Square, the crowd of Xinzhuang Temple Street would be guided to Xinzhuang Riverside Park, so that people could get closer to nature and experience the beauty of Riverside Park. Palaces and temples can hold events here, attracting crowds.
In 2020, the Gaotan Office of New Taipei City launched the Xinzhuang "River Boat" project to renovate the Crescent Plaza with the image of Xinzhuang's ancient wharf.
(Photo by reporter Lai Xiaotong)
The "2022 Crescent Cultural Festival" is held in Gaotan, New Taipei City. The Wusheng Temple and Ciyou Temple in Temple Street have cultural and historical displays.
(Photo by reporter Lai Xiaotong)
The Crescent Square was transformed into a temple, and a puppet show and a singer-songwriter show were staged. New Taipei Mayor Hou Youyi attended the event.
(Photo by reporter Lai Xiaotong)
The "2022 Crescent Cultural Festival" was held in Crescent Square, with inflatable slides for children to play for free.
(Photo by reporter Lai Xiaotong)