The Nantou City Hall Lantern Festival for the Year of the Rabbit is on the stage. The main lantern is specially designed with the two zodiac signs of the tiger and the rabbit, which represent saying goodbye to the Year of the Tiger and welcoming the Year of the Rabbit.

(Photo by reporter Xie Jieyu)

[Reporter Xie Jieyu/Report from Nantou] In one week, every family will gather around the stove on New Year’s Eve. The only circular ring in downtown Nantou has also completed the renovation. Chairman Zhang Huiqing and others also jointly started the lighting ceremony last night, announcing that the Nantou Year of the Rabbit Lantern Festival will start from now on and will end on February 5th. Everyone is welcome to come to Nantou during the Chinese New Year to enjoy the "Walking Spring".

The only ring in Nantou City, witnessing the development and changes of Nantou City along the way. After the administrative division in 1950, the "Nantou Society" settlement was officially separated from Taichung County and named Nantou County. The city under the jurisdiction of the county is also the only seat of government at the provincial, county, and city levels in Taiwan. Because there are four roads intersecting in front of the Nantou County Cultural Park, a ring was built to facilitate smooth traffic. The former mayor Song Huailin cooperated with the annual lantern event, In particular, the zodiac landmarks are created in this ring. Now the mayor of Xinke Zhang Jiazhe is also Xiao Gui Cao Sui. The new landmark "Happy Rabbit" looks cute and lovable, and it also has the meaning of "removing the old and bringing forth the new".

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The Nantou Year of the Rabbit Lantern Festival has the theme of sailing towards an ideal city. It is hoped that with the efforts of the new mayor and the new team, we will work hard together with the citizens towards an ideal, happy and livable city. They also attended the lighting ceremony to witness the launch of the Nantou City Lantern Festival.

Hong Ruizhi pointed out that although the Nantou County and Nantou City Lantern Festivals have a long history, they have made new breakthroughs every year. This year, under the leadership of Xinke Mayor Zhang Jiazhe, the Lantern Festival has a more technological sense, especially combining Chunghwa Telecom's latest WebAR technology to interact with the public. Set up digital guides and online ticket-seeking services, combining traditional and digital presentations to provide a new experience that is different from the past, and there will be on-site performances every night from 7 to 8 o'clock during the lantern festival. Welcome everyone to watch the lantern show together.

In addition, the Nantou City Lantern Festival also provides 10 non-rental public welfare stalls for the first time, for the handicapped, low-income households and other disadvantaged people to set up stalls. Contact the management office.

After the lighting ceremony of the Lantern Festival for the Year of the Rabbit, the Nantou Municipal Government distributed small lanterns of "Leading to the Future" to the children.

(provided by the city hall)

The only circle in downtown Nantou welcomes the coming of the Year of the Rabbit, and the zodiac landmark has also been changed to the cute and lovable "Happy Rabbit".

(Photo by reporter Xie Jieyu)

Nantou Mayor Zhang Jiazhe (3rd from right), Secretary-General of Nantou County Government Hong Ruizhi (2nd from right) and others started the Nantou Year of the Rabbit Lantern Festival together.

(provided by the city hall)