Explore with a tap of your finger！The 2016 Taiwan Lantern Festival goes live on Google Street View

▲ The main lantern of the 2016 Taiwan Lantern Festival. (Photo provided by the Tourism Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications)

Travel Center / Comprehensive Report

The 2016 Taiwan Lantern Festival was held in grand style in Taoyuan. To introduce this unique lantern festival to the world, the Taoyuan City Government utilized Google's Street View technology to bring the 360-degree real-life scenes of the 2016 Taoyuan Lantern Festival onto Google Maps' Street View platform, allowing netizens around the globe to experience the beauty of Taiwan.

By clicking on the following six themed links, users can access the Google Street View platform and easily plan their visit routes to reach the type of lantern zones they want to explore. Additionally, those who cannot attend in person can simply hold and move their mouse left and right or swipe on their mobile phone screen to experience the lantern zones in real life.

▲ The Taoyuan City Government successfully featured the 2016 Taiwan Lantern Festival on Google Street View. (Photo captured fromCheng Wen-tsanFacebook fan page)

The locations of the various lantern zones as seen on Google Maps are as follows:

★ Main Lantern Zone / Technology World Lantern Zone:https://goo.gl/kyrhHx
★ Taoyuan Story Lantern Zone:https://goo.gl/luRvHl
★ Fairy Tale Dream Factory Lantern Zone:https://goo.gl/3gkqnj
★ Religious Blessing Lantern Zone:https://goo.gl/B2jQsx
★ New Peach Blossom Land Lantern Zone:https://goo.gl/km7KLM
★ Multicultural Exchange Lantern Zone:https://goo.gl/DxgxfY