The Kaohsiung Lantern Festival is held on the Love River. During the festival period, both sides of the river as well as Wufu Rd., Heping Rd., Guangjhou St., and other thoroughfares have lantern exhibitions. There are also musical performances, helping to out the whole city is in a festive mood.

Yanshuei Beehive Rockets Festival

The fireworks display put on by the God of War Temple in Yanshuei, Tainan County is one of the more popular and much awaited events during the Lantern Festival.

The display starts one day before the Lantern Festival with the tour of the god's sedan chair, accompanied by the discharge of firecrackers. The noise, lights, and festivities that follow continue well into the following morning.

Pingsi Heavenly Lantern Festival

The Pingsi Heavenly Lantern Festival is one of the most colorful activities of the Lantern Festival. Pingsi is a remote hillside town. In former times, those who worked or farmed in the mountains faced the risks of being robbed or killed; so the people used lanterns to tell their families they were safe. The lanterns have lost their function as a warning signal, and today they are a symbol of peace and good fortune.

Editor:Zhao Yanchen