Text by MOOK Scenic Spots Family Travel Network, compiled and reported by Chen Guanxin
Want to take part in a sky lantern blessing event without the crowds of the Lantern Festival? From March to December, New Taipei City’s Tourism Bureau will launch the “Shifen Happiness — Monthly Sky Lantern Release” event, featuring a total of 10 sessions. Each month at the Shifen Visitor Center, 50 four-foot sky lanterns will be provided free of charge, allowing the public to experience the warmth of dozens of lanterns soaring into the sky outside the Lantern Festival period.
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New Taipei City will launch the Monthly Sky Lantern Release event starting in March, with registration now open. (Image provided by New Taipei City’s Tourism Bureau)
The monthly sessions are scheduled for March 10, April 14, May 12, June 9, July 14, August 11, September 19, October 10, November 10, and December 8. Check-in time for each session is 4:00 PM. To get to the Shifen Visitor Center, you can purchase the “Pingxi One-Day Pass” (full fare NT$52, half fare NT$28) at Badu or Ruifang train stations, which allows unlimited rides on the Pingxi Train. For those driving, exit the Shiding Interchange on the National Freeway No. 2 and turn onto County Highway 106 toward Shifen; enter via the scenic area entrance at the 68.7 km mark on County Highway 106. By bus, transfer at MRT Muzha Station to Taipei Bus 795 or Taiwan Tourist Shuttle “Muzha to Pingxi,” which go directly to the final stop at the Shifen Visitor Center. Registration hotline: 02-2495-8409.
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