Text by Chen Guanxin, MOOK Scenic Spots Travel & Lifestyle Network
With just one week to go before bidding farewell to 2013 and welcoming 2014, information on New Year’s Eve countdowns and first light events around the country has been gradually released. Today, MOOK Travel compiled a list of 20 New Year’s Eve and first light events across Taiwan for netizens. For those who haven’t made any travel plans yet, take a look at these fun events.
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Just one week remains until New Year’s Eve, and information on New Year’s Eve events and first light celebrations is being released successively. (Photo provided by Mook Editorial Department)
Yilan County
The Northeast Coast & Yilan Coast National Scenic Area will hold the “2014 Northeast Coast First Light – Win at the Start” music concert event, taking place from 3:30 AM to 7:30 AM on the grass field of Fulong Beach. The event will feature performances by famous artists and bands such as Yu Bingyue, Chen Jielun, OVDS, Lin Xinyi, Guan Shimin, Zhu Lijing, Bii (Bii Shu-jin), and Chen Shian, who will ring in the first light together with the public.
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This year’s Northeast Coast First Light event will feature an additional seven musical acts, kicking off with high-energy performances starting at 2:30 AM on New Year’s Day. (Photo provided by Northeast Coast & Yilan Scenic Area Administration)
The Toucheng Township Office will also host the “2014 Love You for a Lifetime – Toucheng Romantic First Light Event,” themed around romance, hope, blessings, and peace. The event will be held at 5:00 AM on January 1, 2014, at Waiao Beach next to the Waiao Visitor Service Center. The celebration will open with a wonderful traditional Chinese music performance, followed by an LED sound and light show. Organizers will also prepare colorful balloons for the public to write their wishes on, which will then be released into the sky amid the beat of a dynamic drum performance. As the balloons rise, the first rays of sunlight over the Lanyang Plain will emerge in the rosy glow of dawn. In addition, the Lanyang Museum will offer free admission to the first 100 participants of the First Light event on New Year’s Day; Kuo Kuang Holidays will also offer special tour packages in conjunction with the event.
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The Toucheng Township Office will hold the First Light event at Waiao Beach. (Image source / from the official website of Toucheng Township Office)
Taipei City
This year’s “Taipei New Year’s Eve 2014 – The Hottest City Countdown” will go international, featuring a live three-way simulcast with Japan’s NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen and Fukuyama Masaharu’s Yokohama concert. For the first time, Japanese superstar Fukuyama Masaharu, as a musician, will create an exclusive performance for the Taipei New Year’s Eve event and will engage directly with the audience.
The lineup for the night includes strong acts such as Linda Liu, Xie Jin Yan, Yoga Lin, Wei Bird, Liu Ziqian, Bii, Dream Girls, Lin Meixiu, Ma Nianxian, Chairman Band, Luan Tan A-xiang, Wilber Pan, Tao Zhu, and S.H.E. In addition, elites from various fields have been invited, including the Ministry of National Defense’s Tri-Service Military Band, who have prepared an exclusive performance for the Taipei countdown to inspire everyone to embrace the new year with positivity and enthusiasm. Taiwan’s pride, Yang Degan, along with CPBL stars Luo Jinlong, Lin Zhisheng, Chen Yongji, Gao Zhigang, Zhou Siqi, Yang Yaohsun, and Guo Yanwen, will also join in the celebration. With the boundless drive and dedication to dreams that athletes embody, they will energize the Taipei countdown and uplift and inspire all.
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This year’s “Taipei New Year’s Eve 2014 – The Hottest City Countdown” will connect with Japan’s Kohaku Song Contest and Fukuyama Masaharu’s concert. (Photo provided by Taipei City – Department of Information and Tourism)
Taoyuan County
Taoyuan County is also pulling out all the stops for this year’s New Year’s Eve celebration, with a star-studded lineup performing from 6:00 PM on December 31 at the Taoyuan County Arts and Cultural Multi-Purpose Park. The line-up includes singer-songwriter diva Chen Qizhen, making her first-ever New Year’s Eve appearance and closing the show exclusively for Taoyuan, rock king Wu Bai, karaoke queen Ding Dang, star tenor Yoga Lin, operatic pop singer Deng Fu-ru, idol queen Annie Chen, Grammy-winning band MATZKA, healing songstress Jiang Meiqi, quirky retro band Won Fu, Taiwanese pop queen Huang Fei, girl group POPU LADY, heartthrob idol Bii (Bii Shu-jin), and dance-pop group Free Style—13 artists and groups in total will deliver a powerful and spectacular 2014 New Year’s Eve in Taoyuan.
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The Taoyuan New Year’s Eve celebration will close with a performance by Chen Qizhen. (Photo source / from the Ai-Qiutao Fan Club)
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