By/MOOK Scenic Spots Family Travel Life Network Editorial Department compiled report
The 2016 Taipei Lantern Festival is about to begin, and the highly anticipated lanterns have been unveiled!“Lele” is a playful, adorable, and agile little monkey designed by designer Lin Jiawei, featuring two different designs — a somersaulting monkey and one riding a treasure-hunting boat — for children to take home and celebrate the joyful Yuanxiao Festival together.
New Year’s small lantern “Lele.” (Image source/Taipei City Government Civil Affairs Bureau)
A total of 22 distribution points are available. Below are the redemption locations and quantities:
Main Lantern Festival venue
Long Corridor Plaza in Expo Park (No. 1 Yumen Street, Zhongshan District, Taipei City)
February 21 (Sun) — 18,000 lanterns distributed
February 22 (Mon) — 12,000 lanterns distributed
Songshan District
Taiwan Railway Jiaotong No. 2 Plaza (Intersection area of Songshan Road and Section 6 of Civic Boulevard, Songshan District, Taipei City (in front of Taipei City God Temple))
February 21 (Sun) — 4,000 lanterns distributed
February 22 (Mon) — 3,000 lanterns distributed
Xinyi District
Songshan Cihui Hall (No. 33, Lane 251, Fude Street, Xinyi District, Taipei City)
February 21 (Sun) — 5,000 lanterns distributed
Xinyi District Administrative Center (1F, No. 15, Section 5, Xinyi Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City)
February 22 (Mon) — 2,000 lanterns distributed
Da’an District
Da’an District Administrative Center (No. 86, Section 2, Xinsheng South Road, Da’an District, Taipei City)
February 21 (Sun) — 4,000 lanterns distributed
February 22 (Mon) — 4,000 lanterns distributed
Zhongshan District
Taipei Wen Chang Palace (No. 9, Lane 45, Minsheng West Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City)
February 21 (Sun) — 3,500 lanterns distributed
Zhi Fu Temple (No. 1, Lane 14, Lane 608, Beian Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City)
February 21 (Sun) — 1,500 lanterns distributed
Zhongshan District Administrative Center (1F, No. 367, Songjiang Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City)
February 22 (Mon) — 2,000 lanterns distributed
The main lantern of the 2016 Taipei Lantern Festival, "Light-Sculpted Monkey." (Photo source / Taipei City Government Civil Affairs Bureau)
Zhongzheng District
Taiwan Provincial City God Temple (No. 14, Section 1, Wuchang Street, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City)
February 21 (Sun) – 3,000 distributed
National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine Da Xiao Gate (No. 21, Zhongshan South Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City)
February 22 (Mon) – 3,000 distributed
Datong District
Taipei Bao'an Temple (No. 61, Hami Street, Datong District, Taipei City)
February 21 (Sun) – 2,350 distributed
Taipei Museum of Contemporary Art (No. 39, Chang’an West Road, Datong District, Taipei City)
February 21 (Sun) – 2,350 distributed
6th Floor Auditorium, Datong District Administrative Center (No. 57, Changji Street, 6th Floor, Datong District, Taipei City)
February 22 (Mon) – 1,300 distributed
Wanhua District
Dihua Street Corridor (No. 101, Guangzhou Street, Wanhua District, Taipei City)
February 21 (Sun) – 4,000 distributed
February 22 (Mon) – 2,000 distributed
Wenshan District
Taipei Flower and Plant Wholesale Market (No. 15, Section 1, Xinglong Road, Wenshan District, Taipei City)
February 21 (Sun) – 4,000 distributed
February 22 (Mon) – 3,000 distributed
The main lantern "Fortune and Prosperity Monkey" features an exterior shaped like a "gourd," drawing from traditional cultural symbolism where the gourd represents "good fortune and prosperity" and "many children and much happiness." (Photo source / Taipei City Government Civil Affairs Bureau)
Nangang District
CITYLINK Nangang Store AB Building 1st Floor Plaza (No. 369, Section 7, Zhongxiao East Road, Nangang District, Taipei City)
February 21 (Sun) – 3,000 distributed
Nangang District Administrative Center (1st Floor, No. 360, Section 1, Nangang Road, Nangang District, Taipei City)
February 22 (Mon) – 3,000 distributed
Neihu District
Neihu Civic Center (No. 342, Section 2, Neihu Road, Neihu District, Taipei City)
February 21 (Sun) – 4,000 distributed
February 22 (Monday), distributing 3,000
Shilin District
Shilin Cihui Palace (No. 84, Da’nandao, Shilin District, Taipei City)
February 21 (Sunday), distributing 5,500
Shilin District Civic Hall (No. 75, Dadong Road, Shilin District, Taipei City)
February 22 (Monday), distributing 2,500
Beitou District
Guandu Temple (No. 360, Zhixing Road, Beitou District, Taipei City)
February 21 (Sunday), distributing 5,000
Beitou District Administration Center (No. 30, Xinshi Street, Beitou District, Taipei City)
February 22 (Monday), distributing 2,000
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