Taiwan Celebrates the Lantern Festival

The Lantern Festival, also known as Shang Yuan Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival celebrated on the first full moon—the 15th day—of the first month in the lunar year.
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<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/BombingTheDragon_medium.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/BombingTheDragon_medium.jpg" alt="Miaoli Town, Taiwan, traditionally has an annual parade during the New Year's festivities. A dragon, carried by 167 students, is coiled into the shape of a birthday cake with candles, while the dragon's head is moving like dancing candlelight. (Song Bilong/The Epoch Times)" title="Miaoli Town, Taiwan, traditionally has an annual parade during the New Year's festivities. A dragon, carried by 167 students, is coiled into the shape of a birthday cake with candles, while the dragon's head is moving like dancing candlelight. (Song Bilong/The Epoch Times)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-120839"/></a>
Miaoli Town, Taiwan, traditionally has an annual parade during the New Year's festivities. A dragon, carried by 167 students, is coiled into the shape of a birthday cake with candles, while the dragon's head is moving like dancing candlelight. (Song Bilong/The Epoch Times)
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