with participants writing blessings on lanterns and releasing them into the sky. The event, first held in 1999, is a major cultural attraction and a symbol of Taiwan’s heritage.

For nearly two weeks of the year, millions of people travel to Taiwan as the host city lights up the days and nights during ...

At the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival in northern Taiwan, thousands lined up in the rain to light up and observe wish lanterns. Among them were Mae Alegonero and Shine Ceralvo, friends from the ...

Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrated the Lantern Festival on Wednesday by releasing paper lanterns into the night sky, visiting light installations and snacking on glutinous rice dumplings.