Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/12/31
By: William Yen

Taipei, Dec. 31 (CNA) A large crowd of party people flocked to Taipei City Hall Square Tuesday evening to dance the night away while waiting for the fireworks display at Taipei 101, as celebrations got underway across Taiwan to welcome 2020.

This year's Taipei 101 display will have approximately 16,000 fireworks and run for 300 seconds, in combination with animations on the building's giant T-Pad wall, which is made up of 140,000 LED bulbs and covers the exterior from the 35th to the 90th floors.

The animations will feature rare and protected species in Taiwan such as the leopard cat, the Formosan black bear, the mikado pheasant and the green sea turtle, along with themes such as "hope," "nature," "moving forward" and "bright future."

As in previous years, many visitors came to see the Taipei 101 fireworks, now in its 16th year, and attend one of the world's most popular New Year countdown parties.    [FULL  STORY]