Things to do this weekend: Taipei Lantern Festival to kick off with dazzling lighting ceremony in Ximending
The annual Taipei Lantern Festival will officially kick off this coming Saturday, Feb 24 at Ximending Performance Area outside the Taipei Metro’s Ximen station with a lighting ceremony which the city government has promised would be a vibrant feast to the eye.
Early arrival of cherry blossoms to greet the Yangmingshan Flower Season in Taipei
While some people are thinking to go to Japan to see the cherry blossoms in full bloom, Taiwan’s own species have already started blooming earlier this week.


