Visitors gathered in Pingxi, a mountain village in northern Taiwan, to pen their blessing and wishes on paper lanterns and ...

Some visitors came from as far as Europe and Latin America to witness in person the iconic images of paper lanterns filling ...

A large number of lanterns lit up the night sky at a festival held on Wednesday, the 15th day of the lunar year, in Pingxi, northern Taiwan. The annual event recalls the use of lanterns in olden days.

Visitors gathered in Pingxi, a mountain village in northern Taiwan, to pen their blessing and wishes on paper lanterns and release them into night sky to seek good fortune in the Year of the Snake.

Sky lanterns rise up into the dark night. (CNA photo) Marianik, a French traveler visiting Taiwan for the first time, told CNA she was deeply moved by the sight of so many sky lanterns lighting up the ...

Visitors gathered in Pingxi, a mountain village in northern Taiwan, to pen their blessing and wishes on paper lanterns and release them into night sky to seek good fortune in the Year of the Snake.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Visitors gathered in Pingxi, a mountain village in northern Taiwan, to pen their blessing and wishes on ...

Ask U.S. lawmakers why this is the case and you're likely to get several familiar answers. Taiwan has demonstrated enormous success over decades to become one of Asia's leading democracies.