The Spring Wave Music and Art Festival in Kenting, November 2012. (Photo/Taiwan Tourism Bureau)

Want China Times
Date: 2015-04-06
By: CNA

Party lovers flocked to Kenting in Taiwan’s southern Pingtung county Sunday for a series of outdoor music festivals that have drawn about 150,000 people since April 3, local police said Sunday.

The events, claimed to be the largest international music festival in Taiwan, will last until April 6.

Although many northbound vehicles were visible on the streets of Kenting early Sunday as people left, hotels saw an increase in room reservations for Sunday night compared with Friday night.

In related news, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urged partygoers to abstain from using drugs during the events.     [FULL  STORY]