Taipei Travel

Held in the West District of Taipei City for the first time, the 2017 Taipei Lantern Festival will feature old-time favorites such as lantern riddle event, Student Lantern Display Area, Blessing Lantern Display Area, and Landscape Creativity Area. It also invited contemporary artists to create the Main Display Area, Universiade Interactive zone, and Light Sculpture Area.Furthermore, the main venue and the 12 district lantern display venues will involve the assistance from local temples as well. According to Civil Affairs Commissioner Lan Shih-tsung, the City has invited major temples including Taipei Tianhou Temple and Taiwan Provincial City God Temple to take part at the main venue. As for the display grounds across the city, local districts offices will work with neighborhood temples and commercial districts to arrange lantern displays featuring local characteristics.

Examples of these partnerships include the following: Wanhua District and Longshan Temple, Datong District with both Baoan Temple and Confucius Temple, and Songshan District with Ciyou Temple. As a major event attracting international visitors, the Taipei Lantern Festival also seeks to promote the diversity of local customs and cultures to visitors through this event.Information and Tourism Commissioner Chien Yu-yen remarked that choosing Zhonghua Road Section 1 and Ximending as the main venue for the upcoming lantern festival inevitable has an impact upon local traffic.

The city government has established a task force involving traffic-related agencies to work on impact assessment, traffic control measures, and crowd flow planning for the duration of the event.The City also reminds visitors to take public transportation to the event venue. MRT stations located close to the venue include MRT Beimen Station, MRT Ximen Station, and MRT Xiaonanmen Station.