Meaning of Pingxi | Babel Free

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A district of New Taipei City, Taiwan.

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“People release sky lanterns to celebrate the traditional Chinese Lantern Festival in Pingxi, Xinbei city, northern Taiwan, January 28, 2012. Believers gathered to release sky lanterns as a form of prayer for good luck and blessings. The tradition of releasing lanterns began during the Ching Dynasty when bands of outlaws frequently raided villages, forcing local residents to seek refuge in the mountains.”

“The annual sky lantern festival in northern Taiwan's Pingxi District was named by the world's largest publisher of travel guides as one of the world's 14 festivals a person must attend in their lifetime.”

“In this photo by Chiang Ying-ying, hundreds of people release lanterns into the air in hopes of good fortune and prosperity at the traditional lantern festival during the Lunar New Year in the Pingxi district of New Taipei City, Taiwan. The lantern festival starts 15 days after the Chinese New Year and falls on Feb. 22 this year.”

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