The 2023 Taiwan Lantern Festival will be held in Taipei during the Lantern Festival on February 5. The central exhibition area includes the main lantern "Jade Rabbit Brilliant Colors", three auxiliary lanterns, and six multi-themed lighting areas. The lighting will be tested at 7 o'clock tonight.

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[Reporter Chen Xinyu/Taipei Report] The 2023 Taiwan Lantern Festival will be held in Taipei on February 5th during the Lantern Festival. From now until 4th, the light, source, and future exhibition areas will be put into trial operation. The exhibition areas are divided into central and local exhibition areas.

The central exhibition area will test the lights at 7 o'clock tonight, and the Lantern Festival will be officially lit. The venue is the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall and the square in front of the Taipei City Hall. There is a main light "Jade Rabbit Brilliant Color", 3 auxiliary lights, and six multi-themed lights area, continuous testing and adjustments.

As a wave of northeast monsoon starts tomorrow, the north will become wet and cold, and the north and east will continue to rain until next Sunday.

The weather will be fine for the lantern trial tonight, but it may rain on the official lighting day of the Lantern Festival.

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According to the Tourism Bureau of the Ministry of Communications, this year's main lantern "Jade Rabbit Brilliant Colors" has returned to the shape of the Chinese zodiac after four years. Artist Li Mingdao (Akibo) created the first 22-meter-high robot-shaped technology Jade Rabbit main lantern. , Olympic gold medalist Guo Yuchun was invited to use facial motion capture technology to add vivid expressions to Jade Rabbit, and with golden song musician Chen Jianqi to create theme music, changing multiple sets of wonderful performances, dazzling.

It will also be accompanied by a performance at Taipei 101.

According to the Tourism Bureau, the three auxiliary lamps were drawn from the beliefs of ordinary people in Taiwan by lamp artist Lan Yongqi, combined with traditional skills and mechanical performances, and paid tribute to the image of the Kowloon Lantern at the Millennium Taiwan Lantern Festival with "Beautiful Dragons"; "From the Heart" Lighting artist Huang Wenquan used Taiwanese models as the base, and the Lan Que family stood on the top of the big tree, thanking the medical staff for their hard work during the epidemic; "Dancing to the Future" was created by artist Zhuang Pu sampling many architectural appearances, using digital technology 0 and 1 Elements, to create technological works that are different from the traditional forms of lanterns in the past.

The auxiliary lamps with different appearances show classic and innovative spirit.

The six multi-themed lighting areas include the "Lake Light Lighting Area" that combines the waters of the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall with the ecological green lake, the "Zodiac Jungle Lighting Area" that reviews the small lanterns of the Taiwan Lantern Festival over the years, and the "Happy Party" that combines traditional folk stories and fairy tale elements from various countries. "Lighting Area of ​​Lighting", "Science and Technology Innovation Lighting Area" that stimulates people's imagination of future life, "Taiwan's Beautiful Lighting Area" that combines light and shadow art with the architecture of the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall, and "International Friendship Lighting Area" that connects international exchanges and friendship.

The Tourism Bureau said that the public is invited to make lanterns and enjoy the combination of modern light and shadow multimedia technology and traditional lanterns.

For more information, please visit the official website of the 2023 Taiwan Lantern Festival: https://tw-light.taipei/.

The 2023 Taiwan Lantern Festival will be held in Taipei during the Lantern Festival on February 5. The central exhibition area includes the main lantern "Jade Rabbit Brilliant Colors", three auxiliary lanterns, and six multi-themed lighting areas. The lighting will be tested at 7 o'clock tonight.

(Provided by the Tourism Bureau)

There are three sub-lamps in the central exhibition area of ​​the Taiwan Lantern Festival. The picture shows "Starting from the Heart" by lamp artist Huang Wenquan, who used Taiwan as the base.

(Provided by the Tourism Bureau)

According to the Tourism Bureau, there are three sub-lamps in the central lighting area of ​​the Taiwan Lantern Festival.

(Provided by the Tourism Bureau)

The central exhibition area of ​​the Taiwan Lantern Festival has six multi-themed lighting areas. The picture shows the "Zodiac Jungle Lantern Area" that reviews the small lanterns of the Taiwan Lantern Festival over the years.

(Provided by the Tourism Bureau)

There are six multi-themed lighting areas in the central exhibition area of ​​the Taiwan Lantern Festival. The picture shows the "Lake Light Lighting Area" combined with the ecological emerald lake of the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall.

(Provided by the Tourism Bureau)

The central exhibition area of ​​the Taiwan Lantern Festival has six multi-themed lighting areas, including the "International Friendship Lighting Area" that connects international exchanges and friendship.

(Provided by the Tourism Bureau)