The first event of the 2023 Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival debuted. The dual main lights are in the shape of super cute rabbits and carrots.

(Photographed by reporter Luo Peide)

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[Reporter Yu Zhaofu/New Taipei Report] The first event of the "2023 New Taipei City Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival" took place today (5th) evening. Despite the continuous spring rain, more than 10,000 people wearing raincoats or holding umbrellas poured into Pingxi Shifen, New Taipei City The square participated enthusiastically.

In the first event, a large super-cute rabbit and a carrot-shaped double main light, and a hundred sky lanterns were slowly lifted into the sky, and a hundred sky lanterns and super-large double main lights illuminated the night sky.

However, the double main lights immediately fell to the side of the venue, but fortunately no accident was caused.

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The second session of this year's Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival will be held at Pingxi Junior High School on February 11 (Saturday) at 6:00 pm.

It is understood that Hou Youyi, Mayor of New Taipei City, will attend the Sky Lantern Festival on February 11, and the head of Beibei Jitao is expected to attend the event together.

The double main lanterns of this year's Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival are made by Hu Minshu, the "National Treasure of Sky Lantern" and the famous painter Rabbit with Mask. The two 20-foot super-large main lanterns are super cute!

However, the double main lights immediately fell to the side of the venue, but fortunately no accident was caused.

Xie Zhengda, deputy mayor of New Taipei City, said that the New Taipei Sky Lantern Festival in previous years has attracted millions of people to participate. Try making two 20-foot oversized main lights.

The "2023 New Taipei City Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival" opened to the public this morning to line up at the venue to receive sky lantern release tickets. In addition to Chinese people, there were also many foreign tourists flocking to the venue to experience the beauty of the rising sky lanterns.

Compared with the number of people before the epidemic, the number of people at this year's Sky Lantern Festival is relatively small, but Shifen Sky Lantern Square is still crowded with people who want to release sky lanterns together.

A tourist from Israel said that this was his first time participating, and he wrote his wish of "Love & Peace" on the sky lantern.

Many foreign tourists said that they were very happy and excited to be able to participate in the sky lantern release in Pingxi. Because the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival in New Taipei City is known as a must-see attraction in their lifetime, they are looking forward to releasing the sky lanterns by themselves. Tonight finally paid off. Wish, the mood is really a little excited.

The first event of the 2023 Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival will be held at Pingxi Shifen Sky Lantern Square tonight.

(Photographed by reporter Luo Peide)

The first event of the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival was held this year. The main lanterns, super cute rabbits and carrots, fell to the side of the venue shortly after taking off. Fortunately, there were no accidents.

(Photographed by reporter Luo Peide)