By / MOOK Scenic Spots Family Travel Life Network Editorial Department, compiled and reported
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, coming in two different styles — one doing somersaults and the other riding a treasure-hunting boat — for children to take home and celebrate the joyful Lantern Festival together.
The New Year’s small lantern “Lele.” (Photo source / Taipei City Government Civil Affairs Bureau)
A total of 22 distribution points; below are the redemption locations and quantities available:
Main Lantern Festival Exhibition Venue
Long Corridor Plaza in Taipei 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
TRA Jiao’er Square (Intersection area of Songshan Road and Section 6, 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 Wenchang Temple (No. 9, Lane 45, Minsheng West Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City)
February 21 (Sun) – 3,500 lanterns distributed
Zhifu 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 credit / 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) Distribution of 3,000
Zhongzheng Memorial Hall's Great Filial Gate (No. 21, Zhongshan South Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City)
February 22 (Mon) Distribution of 3,000
Datong District
Taipei Bao'an Temple (No. 61, Hami Street, Datong District, Taipei City)
February 21 (Sun) Distribution of 2,350
Taipei Museum of Contemporary Art (No. 39, Chang’an West Road, Datong District, Taipei City)
February 21 (Sun) Distribution of 2,350
6th Floor Auditorium, Datong District Administrative Center (6th Floor, No. 57, Changji Street, Datong District, Taipei City)
February 22 (Mon) Distribution of 1,300
Wanhua District
Peeklanr Corridor (No. 101, Guangzhou Street, Wanhua District, Taipei City)
February 21 (Sun) Distribution of 4,000
February 22 (Mon) Distribution of 2,000
Wenshan District
Taipei Flower and Plant Wholesale Market (No. 15, Section 1, Xinglong Road, Wenshan District, Taipei City)
February 21 (Sun) Distribution of 4,000
February 22 (Mon) Distribution of 3,000
The main lantern "Fortune and Happiness Monkey" features a gourd-shaped design, drawing from traditional cultural symbolism where the gourd represents "fortune and happiness" and "prosperity with many children." (Photo credit / Taipei City Government Civil Affairs Bureau)
Nangang District
CITY LINK Nangang Store AB Building 1st Floor Plaza (No. 369, Section 7, Zhongxiao East Road, Nangang District, Taipei City)
February 21 (Sun) Distribution of 3,000
Nangang District Administrative Center (1st Floor, No. 360, Section 1, Nangang Road, Nangang District, Taipei City)
February 22 (Mon) Distribution of 3,000
Neihu District
Neihu Civic Center (No. 342, Section 2, Neihu Road, Neihu District, Taipei City)
February 21 (Sun) Distribution of 4,000
February 22 (Monday): Distributed 3,000
Shilin District
Shilin Ciji Temple (No. 84, Dakeng South Road, Shilin District, Taipei City)
February 21 (Sunday): Distributed 5,500
Shilin District Civic Center (No. 75, Dadao East Road, Shilin District, Taipei City)
February 22 (Monday): Distributed 2,500
Beitou District
Guandu Temple (No. 360, Zhixing Road, Beitou District, Taipei City)
February 21 (Sunday): Distributed 5,000
Beitou District Administrative Center (No. 30, Xinshi Street, Beitou District, Taipei City)
February 22 (Monday): Distributed 2,000