The practice of lighting sky lanterns grew more widespread in the mid-19th century, when bandits often ravaged towns. “These were once used as signals for villagers to let their families know they ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The New Taipei City Government released shuttle bus and activity information for the 2023 Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival in a press release on Wednesday (Jan. 11). (YouTube, New ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The internationally renowned Pingxi Sky Lateran Festival is coming up and will take place from 6-8:30 p.m. on Feb. 5 at the Shifen Sky Lantern Square and on Feb. 11 at Pingxi ...

New Taipei City Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival was once voted by TripAdvisor as “the most recommended cultural activity for international travelers in Taiwan”. The event organizer, New Taipei City ...

Pingxi district, about an hour away from Taipei, the capital city of Republic of China or Taiwan, is in the mountains, lush, green, and the day we visit, grey with rain clouds. It is home to Taiwan’s ...

LED lanterns at the Pingxi Police Station: There's also a digital lantern option. For less than $5, all you need to do is write or draw out your wish on a postcard. Then, staff blow up your image ...