Banten Red Bean Milk Festival will not be held this year.

(Photo by reporter Ye Yongqian)

[Reporter Ye Yongqian/Pingtung Report] The Pingtung Wandan Red Bean Milk Festival was suspended, and it was only resumed last year, and it was suspended again this year, which aroused the villagers’ discussion. Li Jianlin, the head of Xinke Township, stated that it will definitely be held next year, and asked the villagers to support him Some time, all villagers will be informed at that time.

Wandan Township’s most distinctive Wandan Red Bean Milk Festival and New Year’s Eve party were suspended the year before last due to Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19), which aroused controversy. , it was finally resumed last year, but it was suspended this year, which made the villagers very dumbfounded.

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The villagers of Wandan pointed out that the Wandan Red Bean Milk Festival is a unique and important event in Wandan Township. Former President Ma Ying-jeou went south to participate in it many times and tasted the Wandan red bean cake many times. Therefore, the popularity of the red bean cake drove local industries and crowds. The township office should not set things up because of people, and stop and go.

The newly elected mayor of Wandan, Li Jianlin, said that he has seen the villagers' concern for Wandan red bean milk. Banten needs to change and innovate. He will continue to hold the red bean milk festival in the first half of next year. Tell the folks in Banten.