The "CITIC Brothers" raised the flag on New Year's Day in Zhongshi. In addition to helping the general manager sing the national anthem, they also gave commemorative coins for the Year of the Rabbit.

(Picture: Provided by the city government)

[Reporter Su Mengjuan/Taichung Report] To welcome the arrival of 20232, the Taichung City Government will hold a New Year’s Flag Raising Ceremony at 8:00 a.m. on January 1 next year at the square in front of the Municipal Building on Taiwan Avenue. In addition to leading 11-game winning pitcher Wu Zheyuan and other players to lead the singing of the national anthem, Director of Civil Affairs Wu Shiwei pointed out that a limited number of 5,000 "Year of the Rabbit New Year's Day commemorative coins" and "City Hall and CITIC Brothers co-branded masks" will be distributed, and the public is welcome to get up early to celebrate New Year's Day.

The Civil Affairs Bureau pointed out that next year's New Year's Day flag-raising invites CITIC Brothers head coach Lin Weizhu to lead the 11-game winning streak pitcher Wu Zheyuan, Chen Baihao, catcher Gao Yujie and infielder Ma Gang to lead the singing of the national anthem. The group leader Xiaobai (Wu Jiande) will lead the mayor and guests into the arena with mascots (representatives of Shanhai Tuncheng) of the 4 districts including Xinshe, Shalu, Taiping and South District. Ke, Guigui, Xixi, Squirrel, Baibai, and Yingying brought their passionate support songs, and the Taichung Women's High School Honor Team led the national flag to enter the venue. In addition, Taichung's local dance troupe and professional coaches from the Extreme Fitness Center were invited to give a warm welcome Jump, welcome the new year with health and vitality.

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The Civil Affairs Bureau pointed out that the New Year's Day flag-raising ceremony will be held on January 1 next year at the square in front of the Taiwan Avenue Municipal Building. The national flag is expected to be distributed at 6:30 am, and the warm-up performance will begin at 7:40 am. The flag-raising ceremony will be held at 8:00 am. Citizens are welcome to participate in the New Year’s Day flag-raising, and please abide by the rules and line up to receive New Year’s Day commemorative gifts.

Wu Shiwei pointed out that the theme of this year's New Year's Day flag-raising ceremony is "Taichung Happiness Second Succession". In addition to symbolizing that Mayor Lu Xiuyan led the city government team for nearly four years, the hard work has gradually blossomed and borne fruit, and has received feedback from citizens. The city government will continue to work with citizens to make Taichung the happiest city. , a livable model city; in addition, the CITIC Brothers team won the ninth championship in team history this year and created a second consecutive championship. It is also the second championship since Taichung is the home stadium. Sprinkle happiness ribbons and share the glory of happiness.

The Civil Affairs Bureau also said that at 7:40 a.m. on New Year's Day, you can also watch the live broadcast through Mayor Lu's Facebook page, and feel the lively atmosphere at the same time. It reminds the public to wear masks throughout the flag-raising ceremony, and please use public transportation to go there.

Zhongshi raises the flag on New Year's Day and distributes masks co-branded by the city government and CITIC Brothers.

(Picture: Provided by the city government)