By MOOK Scenic Spots Editorial Department
The romantic lantern festival event in southern Taiwan, “2018 Moonlight Harbor Lantern Festival,” kicks off today and runs until March 4 around Moonlight Harbor in YanShui District, Tainan City.
The Moonlight Harbor Lantern Festival takes place around Moonlight Harbor in YanShui District, Tainan City. (Photo / Tainan City Tourism Bureau, the same below)
The annual “YanShui Beehive Rockets” and “Moonlight Harbor Lantern Festival” events attract many visitors.
The 23-day lantern festival offers a stunning visual feast. Visitors can admire the lantern displays at Moonlight Harbor and also join the “YanShui Moonlight Harbor Stroll” guided walking tour. Led by guides, participants can explore the town of YanShui and experience its historical charm.
The Moonlight Harbor Lantern Festival lasts for 23 days.
To allow visitors to immerse themselves in the charm of YanShui, the tourism bureau has launched the “YanShui Moonlight Harbor Stroll” guided walking route. Free guided sessions are available once every Saturday at 3 PM and every Sunday at 9 AM. Additional sessions are offered during the Lunar New Year holiday period (February 16–20).
Moonlight Harbor.
The walking route begins at Qiaonan Old Street, lined with traditional shop-houses, then winds past Zhongzheng Road’s streetscape featuring old Western-style Baroque architecture, the over 370-year-old Hobei Temple, and YanShui Catholic Church, which houses one of the few surviving Eastern versions of “The Last Supper” in the world.
The lantern festival offers a stunning visual feast.
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