Event to feature watermelon-balancing activity, Taiwanese drama, music, and puppetry June 25-27
Taiwan News
Date: 2020/06/17
By: Ching-Tse Cheng, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Watermelon-balancing activity to be featured at Dragon Boat Festival celebration. (Taiwan Presidential Office photo)
As the four-day Dragon Boat Festival approaches, the Taiwanese government has organized a cultural celebration to boost the nation's economy as well as the local entertainment and art industries. It will also be Taiwan's first major outdoor event since the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) eased coronavirus-related restrictions on June 7.
During a press conference Wednesday morning (June 17), the newly appointed Presidential Office spokeswoman Kolas Yotaka announced the details of the celebration along with Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Director-General Chou Jih-haw (周志浩), Deputy Ministry of Culture Hsiao Tsung-huang (蕭宗煌), and Agriculture Council Chief Secretary Fan Mei-Ling (范美玲).
In her opening speech, Kolas pointed out that the celebratory event would encourage public support for the farming community and performing artists. She added that traditional art forms, such as Taiwanese opera (歌仔戲) and puppetry (布袋戲), will be presented by some of the country's finest theater groups. [FULL STORY]
