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A must-visit during Chinese New Year: Take a hot air balloon ride at Zoumalai in Tainan

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Last updated 2026-09-25 — Winter Hot Air Balloon Festival — The 2014 Tainan Winter Hot Air Balloon Fire Dance Art Festival officially kicked off yesterday morning at Zoumalai Farm. This year’s event runs from today until February 16, featuring hot air balloon-themed activities and American fire dance performances...

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The Winter Hot Air Balloon Festival — 2014 Tainan Winter Hot Air Balloon Fire Dance Art Festival officially debuted yesterday morning at Zoumalai Farm. Running from today until February 16, this year’s event centers around hot air balloon-themed activities and American fire dance performances. Among them, the most popular tethered balloon rides are scheduled for two time slots: 7:00–9:00 AM and 3:30–5:30 PM, with a maximum of 350 participants per session. The light and sound music concerts will take place on January 18, 25, and February 1, 8, 15 from 5:30–6:00 PM, totaling five shows. This year also features adorable 10-meter-tall inflatable pandas and yellow rubber ducks joining visitors for fun at the green fields of Zoumalai Farm.

The 2014 Tainan Winter Hot Air Balloon Fire Dance Art Festival debuted yesterday. (Image source / From Zoumalai Farm’s Facebook page)

This year’s hot air balloon activities include tethered balloon flight performances, remote-controlled mini hot air balloons, light and sound music concerts, and a hot air balloon museum. Additionally, there are first-time introduced international performances such as “American Fire Dance,” Kazakh horse stunt shows, and Russian magic aerial acrobatics variety shows. The American fire dance performances are scheduled for 8:30–8:50 AM, 9:30–9:50 AM, 4:30–4:50 PM, and 5:30–5:50 PM. Moreover, a hot air balloon proposal event is being held this year. Registration is open from now until February 7, and the event runs until February 16. The package includes a tandem hot air balloon ride ticket (approximately 10-minute experience), two admission tickets to Zoumalai, a proposal banner, an emcee, confetti, and two hot air balloon souvenirs. Participants need to specify their desired proposal date. For more details, please visit the Zoumalai Hot Air Balloon official website.
 
 
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Soaring at dawn, take in the breathtaking scenery of Zoumalai Farm from high above. (Image source / From Zoumalai Farm’s Facebook page)

This year’s hot air balloon event also features fun-filled appearances by giant pandas and yellow rubber ducks. (Image source / From Zoumalai Farm’s Facebook page)

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