Hundreds of lanterns set for the sky in New Taipei City, Taiwan as part of the Sky Lantern Festival. The festival is held to mark Mid-Autumn. Participants hand-write wishes onto the lanterns ...

The Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival is one of the most colourful ... which is also called the Little New Year. In 1990, the Taiwan Tourism Bureau held the first Taipei Lantern Festival.

Sky lanterns, which originated from China ... A few places, such as Taiwan, still allow the activity, but have imposed regulations on the time and place of the release. Speaking to The Straits ...