The Taoyuan Lantern Festival will feature "mobile lantern vehicles," and the "Time Light Corridor" will showcase the "Blue Tears" spectacle.

▲The Taiwan Lantern Festival this year debuts mobile lantern vehicles, enabling the public to enjoy the splendor of Taoyuan while riding them. (Photo / Screenshot fromthe Taoyuan Affairs fan page)

Travel Center / Comprehensive Report

The Taiwan Lantern Festival will take place in Taoyuan from February 22 to March 6. The "Taoyuan Story Lantern Area" debuts "mobile lantern vehicles," with their interiors covered in heart-shaped sticky notes as a prayer for Tainan. The exterior is designed around the festival mascots ㄚTao, Yuan Ge, and the Taoyuan Aerotropolis, allowing visitors to ride the mobile lanterns through the 600-meter-long Time Light Corridor, highlighting Taoyuan’s "Tradition," "Impression," and "Future."

▲One of the highlights of this year's lantern festival, the Blue Tears, dazzles in blue tones. (Photo / Screenshot fromCheng Wen-chan’s Facebook)

During the lantern festival, visitors can explore another major highlight of the Taoyuan Story Lantern Area — the "Taoyuan Story Axis" — via the "mobile lantern vehicles." In the 600-meter Time Light Corridor, a 10-meter-tall Daxi Bridge archway lantern, reconstructed as a fully illuminated bridge, showcases features of the "Traditional Culture Zone." The "Impression Taoyuan Zone" presents an interactive installation called "Sky Light and Rain," depicting a joyful Taoyuan nurtured by light and water. Meanwhile, the "Future Vision Zone" lets citizens experience an interactive digital gateway, symbolizing Taoyuan’s vision of becoming a smart city.

▲The mobile lantern vehicle is adorned with mascots, creating a vibrant festive atmosphere. (Photo / Screenshot fromthe Taoyuan Affairs fan page)

Interestingly, the lantern vehicles are decorated with ornamental lanterns, allowing visitors to sit aboard and admire distinctive scenes of Taoyuan’s 13 districts — including architecture, landmarks, rice fields, and fishing spots — as if traveling through a historical tunnel of Taoyuan. This transforms people, vehicles, and lanterns into unique elements of the festival, amplifying the lively lantern celebration atmosphere.

Taiwan Lantern Festival
Venue: From the square in front of Taoyuan High-Speed Rail Station to Qingtang Park
Date: February 22 to March 6