The “New Taipei City Joyful Christmas Town” has been honored as one of the “Top 4 Perfect Christmas Markets in Asia.”

Since its opening on November 24, 2017, the “2017 New Taipei City Joyful Christmas Town” has received high praise from many international visitors within just one month. It has been ranked as one of the “Top 4 Unimaginably Perfect Christmas Markets in Asia” recommended by the official website of Singapore Changi Airport.

In addition, this year’s most talked-about photo spot on social media — the “Blue Time Tunnel” — has also been featured in the Images of the Day section of the Irish media outlet The Irish Times. A walk around the three major light zones and event spaces of the New Taipei City Joyful Christmas Town makes it easy to spot visitors from Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, and Europe & America, almost all of whom come to see Taiwan’s largest projection-mapped light show and its dazzling festive decorations.

Since its inception in 2011, the “New Taipei City Joyful Christmas Town” has quickly accumulated experience in hosting large-scale international festivals in Taiwan and has gradually gained international recognition: after being selected as one of the “19 Most Stunning Christmas Trees in the World” by global magazine Harper’s Bazaar, Forbes praised its 360-degree Christmas tree created using projection technology, it was voted the “No. 1 among Asia’s Top 10 Christmas Celebrations” by online media, and it was covered by Singapore’s The Straits Times. This year, New Taipei City has also become the only city in Taiwan to receive the “Global Festival & Event City Award” from the International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA).

This year’s “New Taipei City Joyful Christmas Town” has once again made a remarkable achievement and brought glory to Taiwan. It has been recommended by the official website of Singapore Changi Airport and listed alongside Hong Kong’s Winterfest, Tokyo’s Christmas Market, and Singapore’s Christmas Wonderland at Gardens by the Bay as one of the “Top 4 Unimaginably Perfect Christmas Markets in Asia.” The feature specifically highlights how the “New Taipei City Joyful Christmas Town,” with its vibrant colors, amazing 3D light shows, handmade goods markets, and light displays and Santa Bear stage at the station square, attracts global visitors to immerse themselves in the joyful Christmas atmosphere — truly living up to its reputation as a “Light of Taiwan.”

In addition to being featured in the Singapore Changi Airport recommendations, the “2017 New Taipei City Joyful Christmas Town” has also been extensively reported by am730, one of Hong Kong’s most credible free Chinese-language newspapers, in an article titled “New Taipei City’s Christmas Has Highlights.” On December 6, The Irish Times published stunning photos of the Blue Time Tunnel in its Images of the Day section. Meanwhile, the Middle Eastern Dubai-based media outlet Emirates24/7 commended the New Taipei City Joyful Christmas Town for significantly enhancing New Taipei City’s global image.