2010 Taipei Flower Expo Kicks Off with Dazzling Fireworks
The 2010 Taipei International Flora Exposition grandly opened on November 6 (Saturday). To mark this significant Taiwanese event, the opening night celebrated with the “Festival of the Flower Goddess” gala and an 110,000-firework display. The fireworks were set off at two locations — Dajia Riverside Park and Dadaocheng — ushering in the five-month-long expo period.
(Photo provided by Taipei City Government)
The opening gala on November 6 — “Festival of the Flower Goddess” — featured internationally renowned dancer Sheu Fang-yi as the “Goddess of Flowers.” The performance adopted the concept of “environmental theater,” bringing together young domestic performing arts professionals, an internationally acclaimed soprano, and singers. Performers moved from outdoor to indoor stages. International soprano Chen Yan-ling and Chen Mei-ling performed “Vento d’Autunno” (“Autumn Wind”) from Mozart’s opera “Le Nozze di Figaro.” “Little Fatty” Lin Yu-chun collaborated with the Taipei Symphony Orchestra and the Taipei Philharmonic Children’s Choir to sing “A Moment Like This.” Other participating groups included Taiwan’s Jiutian Folk Arts Troupe, Bell Dance Theatre, Performance Workshop, and Yuan Theater, along with dancers from Hawaii, Indonesia, and Thailand. Together, they showcased the most distinctive highlights of the various expo zones.
Later that evening from 9:00 to 10:00 p.m., a massive fireworks show was held simultaneously at Dajia Riverside Park and Dadaocheng, featuring the “International Fireworks Performance,” “Red Lantern Fireworks” at Dajia Riverside Park, and the “Taiwan Map Fireworks” at Dadaocheng Wharf. The stunning 110,000-firework display, unmatched in color and scale, presented creatively designed pyrotechnic art, delivering powerful sound and light effects that captivated the senses. Starting at 9:30 p.m., a high-altitude linked fireworks show stretched from the Keelung River to the Tamsui River, including custom-designed fireworks featuring the expo’s five-color logo, plum blossom fireworks symbolizing the Republic of China, and five-color heart-shaped fireworks representing unity among the world’s five continents.
(Photo provided by Taipei City Government)
In addition, starting at 4:00 p.m. on November 6, surrounding activities kicked off at Dadaocheng Wharf, including street food vendors, busker performances, tea art workshops, and basketball exhibition games
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