Hualien, Sept. 24 (CNA) A group of musicians staged a surprise performance at a plaza in front of the Taiwan Railways Administration's (TRA) Hualien Station on Saturday to promote the Taroko Music Festival, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.
Taipei, Jan. 20 (CNA) A giant red and white cosmic UFO weighing over two tons will be the main lantern at the upcoming 2022 Taipei Lantern Festival which kicks off Feb. 11 in Taipei's Shilin District, according to a top city official Thursday.
A giant lantern shaped like a UFO that weighs more than 2 tonnes would be the main attraction at the Taipei Lantern Festival, which is to start in Taipei’s Shilin District (士林) on Feb. 11, the Taipei City Government said yesterday.
The UFO, which measures 7m in diameter and stands at 5m tall, lights up with spotlights and an array of LEDs, including panels that display the festival’s mascot, “Auspicious Tiger,” in the cockpit, Taipei Deputy Mayor Tsai Ping-kun (蔡炳坤) told a news conference.
The tiger is next lunar year’s zodiac animal, traditionally symbolizing vigor and vitality.
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Anti-Asian racism is not new. This track was not written in response to recent events it was recorded in December 2019, before Covid-19 hit the U.S. and, in an evil domino effect, led to anti-Chinese rhetoric promoted by Donald Trump in an effort to shift the blame for his ineffectual response to the pandemic But, given the current attacks on Asians, it’s a track with unfortunate timeliness.
Rose Tang (voice, electric guitar) is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, movement performer, poet, concert curator, visual artist, activist and journalist. In short, she’s a multi-disciplinary, multi-media and multi-lingual artist, event host, and “trouble” maker. She grew up in Guizhou, Sichuan, Fujian, Beijing, and Australia, and is of Mongol and Chinese descent. She was born in Guiyang in southwestern China, where her Mongol ancestors had been exiled. Tan
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