Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-03-02

President Tsai Ing-wen is set to preside over the lighting ceremony for this year’s Taiwan

A parade held in Chiayi County Friday afternoon in the run-up to this year’s Taiwan Lantern Festival. (Photo by CNA)

Lantern Festival in Chiayi County.

The festival marks the end of the Lunar New Year holiday and falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month. This year the Lantern Festival corresponds to March 2nd on the Gregorian calendar.

At a press conference on Friday, the head of the Tourism Bureau, Chou Yong-hui, said that this year’s festival is the biggest edition of the Taiwan Lantern Festival in recent years. This year’s lantern exhibit area spans 50 hectares. The festival also features culture, agriculture, and displays of lanterns on land, on water, and in the sky.    [FULL  STORY]