The Keelung Seven Fireworks Carnival will be held on the 5th.

(Provided by Keelung City Government)

[Reporter Lu Xianxiu/Report from Keelung] Keelung’s Chidou Fireworks Carnival, which has been affected by the epidemic for two years, was held on February 5 at the Chongxiao Street parking lot in Qidu District. DIY, lottery, etc., and set off 5-minute high-altitude fireworks. Traffic control is implemented on Chongxiao Street and Yongfu Road.

The Keelung Qidu Fireworks Carnival is the largest event of the Lantern Festival in Keelung City, especially the gorgeous high-altitude fireworks, which makes people enjoy watching.

However, due to the impact of the Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19) epidemic, it was suspended for two years. This year, due to the gradual slowdown of the epidemic, the Qidu Fireworks Festival Carnival will be held again.

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This year it is still in the bus parking lot on Chongxiao Street. Yongan Comprehensive Park is used as a place for the public to rest and watch fireworks. Chongxiao Street will start at noon to hold a food carnival, DIY painted masks, DIY dough kneading figures, children's trains and other parent-child activities. There will be a 5-minute high-altitude fireworks display at 9:30 p.m. The location of the fireworks display is the water defense road upstream of the Junde Suspension Bridge (the right bank of the Keelung River). Enjoy the brilliant "Fireworks Show" on the Xian Bridge.

Traffic control will be implemented on the surrounding roads. Chongxiao Street will be closed to vehicles from 12:00 noon; Yongfu Road will be closed to vehicles from 4:00 pm; and the Qidu approach road of Taiwan Line 62 will also be closed to vehicles from 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm ; Qixian Bridge is closed to vehicles from 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm.

There are 6 parking lots in the surrounding area, including Qidu District Office Parking Lot, Qidu Station Parking Lot, Qidu Parking Lot, Kaiyuan Road No. 122 Opposite Parking Lot, Guangming No. 1 Public Parking Lot, and Guangming No. 2 Public Parking Lot for public parking.

Traffic control around Keelung Qidu Fireworks Carnival.

(Provided by Keelung City Government)