The Rabbit Hole of the Light Exhibition Area of ​​the Taiwan Lantern Festival.

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[Reporter Chen Xinyu/Taipei Report] "Light Source Taipei - 2023 Taiwan Lantern Festival in Taipei" will start trial operation on February 1, and the main lights are expected to be lit on February 5, the day of the Lantern Festival. The lantern festival is a city-type lantern festival. Domestic and foreign tourists can enjoy the lanterns by taking the MRT. The lighting art is integrated into the local landscape and economy, and there is no need to set up mobile vendors. Visitors recently walked through the exhibition areas in the Eastern District, and it can be seen that the lighting artists are in full swing. Construction, pulling Line is a truly local and life-like lantern festival.

Chen Shuhui said that the Taipei Lantern Festival is the first international event organized by the Taipei City Government after the downgrade of the epidemic alert. It is expected to attract tens of millions of people to enjoy the lanterns. The Taipei Lantern Festival is an event for citizens, while the Taiwan Lantern Festival is an international performance.

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She also revealed that an international press conference for the Taiwan Lantern Festival will be held on February 5 to market Taiwan to the world, hoping to tell global tourists that Taiwan is a suitable place to travel. In addition, the Taipei City Government will also seize the opportunity to cooperate with nearly 100 foreign travel agencies. comminicate.

Chen Shuhui said that more and more independent tourists have come to Taiwan for sightseeing recently, and she hopes to take this opportunity to let the world see Taiwan's tourism strength and ambition.

Chen Shuhui introduced that Taipei City is a "30-minute city". You can go to Keelung and Yangmingshan within half an hour. Representative delicacies in all of Taiwan, a vertical walk to Yangmingshan, viewing spring cherry blossoms, visiting Tamsui, visiting Dadaocheng Wharf, etc., soaking in Beitou hot springs, etc.

Chen Shuhui also said that traffic control will be carried out around the lantern area, and the parking rate will be doubled. People are encouraged to take public transportation to enjoy the lanterns. They can get off at Zhongxiao Fuxing, Zhongxiao Dunhua, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall, and Municipal Government Stations along the Bannan Line. .

According to the Bureau of Tourism and Communications of the Taipei City Government, the Taiwan Lantern Festival has four major exhibition areas: the central exhibition area, the light exhibition area, the source exhibition area, and the future exhibition area. Four Four South Village.

Oscar Oiwa, a Japanese-Brazilian artist of the Taiwan Lantern Festival, created "Light Rabbit Appearance", looking up at the large cities on the earth through the light rabbits, showing that Taipei is also a member of the global village.

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The Rabbit Hole of the Light Exhibition Area of ​​the Taiwan Lantern Festival.

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French artist Joan Pomero of the Taiwan Lantern Festival created the work "Crumpled Sound" through gold powder paper in "Feiser Hair Salon".

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