Snapshots
Lantern festival
January 23, 2019
Local government officials and business representatives give the thumbs-up at a promotional event for the upcoming Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival Jan. 22 in New Taipei City. The annual celebration, in which rice paper lanterns are released into the sky, will be held Feb. 16 and 19 in the city’s Pingxi District. (Courtesy of New Taipei City Government)