1. PINGXI SKY LANTERN FESTIVAL
Klaudia Kmecová

2. WHERE? Pingxi is a rural district situated in the eastern part
of New Taipei City in northern
Taiwan, it’s approximately an
hour outside of Taipei

3. HISTORY
the Sky Lantern Festival originated in the Xing Dynasty, more than two thousand years ago
refugees raided the village and the inhabitants fled to the mountains
their famielies used “fire balloons” as signals to inform the refugees that their houses were safe
when they saw flares on the sky, the knew that is the time to go home

4. WHEN? HOW? the Sky Lantern Festival is held in february
people write their wishes on
fire lanterns and release them
into the sky en masse, creating
a beautiful spectacle of
floating lights.

5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gJH22W NqyM
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