The annual Taiwan Lantern Festival comes right after the Chinese New Year. This year, the festival begins on February 8 in Taichung.
At the upcoming Lantern Festival in Taichung, sparkling curves intersect in mid-air taking you to a “Fantastical Forest Land”.
One of the theme lanterns is this beautiful woman. She gracefully presents a pan from which water flows forth. This lovely lantern is a symbol of both water… and its source. She displays the relationship between nature and mankind. Her sparkling ethereal spirit graces the festival with an exotic lightness. At 5 meters tall, she is one of the stars of this year’s Taiwan Lantern Festival.
Taichung official Chiang Chun-long says the background is the Houfeng Railroad tracks and the Dajia River. The river is the source of water for the more than 2.8 million residents of Taichung.
There are also four lanterns that feature elements of Hakka culture, like the Assam indigo flower – which is often used in Hakka fabric dyes.
This is just a small preview of the Taiwan Lantern Festival which will be held in Taichung from February 8 - 23.