Since opening on Feb. 4, the 2023 Central Taiwan Lantern Festival has been a popular success, attracting many visitors with its animated over-the-water lantern and light show. Due to the very positive public response, the Taichung City Government Construction Bureau has announced that extra events are being added to the festival. In addition to an LED-illuminated dance event on the opening day, there will be a Feb. 10 costume party and a Feb. 11 giant fluorescent robot performance. Mayor Lu Shiow-yen is inviting the public to stop by and experience these events and the many lanterns.
Construction Bureau Director-General Chen Da-tian said that the festival’s Magic Box World lighting area uses many large-scale art installations, sound and light projection effects, and other illuminated displays to transport visitors into a different storybook-like world. Usually only found in movies or the imagination, the artistic creations and strange exotic plants and scenery can be enjoyed by everyone, combining with various special lighting, sound and optical illusion effects to generate a unique landscape that makes visitors feel like they’re on a journey to a different planet.
In addition, Director-General Chen pointed out that Taichung Central Park is a growing park with new changes every year. In addition to a more diverse ecology with rich flora and fauna, park facilities are also constantly being optimized. Its brand-new Visitor Center links Taichung’s past (historical memory), present (knowledge and technology) and future (innovation and internationalization), combining the history of Shuinan Airport—which once occupied this site—with future knowledge and technological development while providing friendly service, allowing visitors to reflect on and enjoy its historical significance and high-quality smart technology services.
“I had a wonderful time at this year’s Central Taiwan Lantern Festival. It offers a truly unique experience that stands apart from previous events, thanks to the variety of fun, innovative areas, displays and effects that immerse visitors in other-worldly environments. This is something adults and kids will both really enjoy,” said Compass Magazine Co-Publisher Douglas Habecker. “I’m also very happy to see this event taking place at Taichung Central Park for the first time. The park seems better every time I visit it and the Lantern Festival is the perfect excuse to explore this impressive, sprawling green space with all its trails and other unique features.”
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2023中台灣元宵燈會好評不斷，2月4日晚上開幕後，即吸引許多民眾一睹為快，對於水上動態主燈及各融合地景地貌的燈組都熱烈好評，其中，市府建設局加碼的「魔盒世界」更是佳評如潮。建設局表示，為回應民眾，特推出加碼活動，開幕當天除了有LED炫光機械舞，2月10日有變裝派對，11日更有巨型螢光機器人表演，市長盧秀燕邀請民眾親自來體驗欣賞，歡迎民眾踴躍來賞燈。
建設局長陳大田表示，「魔盒世界」燈區內利用許多大型裝置藝術、聲光投影及光環境布置，以故事性的方式展示異世界的樣貌。透過藝術創作將原本只能存在電影或想像中的奇異植物及景色，展現在大家眼前，並結合各種特殊燈光、音效、視覺錯覺效果等，營造獨特的景觀，讓民眾有如身歷異星球之旅的感受。
陳局長進一步指出，中央公園是個成長的公園，每年都可見不同的改變，除動植物生態更加多樣化與豐富外，公園設施也不斷優化，如即將開放的中央公園遊客中心結合各種新穎智慧科技，不僅是公園服務諮詢站，連結台中的過去（歷史記憶）、現在（智慧與科技）與未來（創新與國際化），將水湳機場歷史故事結合未來智慧與科技發展，同時提供友善服務空間，讓遊客體現歷史意義及智慧科技的優質服務。
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