Meanings
- alternativeAlternative form of Yanshuei.
THE FENG PAO FESTIVAL takes place in the Yanshui district of Tainan City, in Taiwan, on the 15th day of each Lunar New Year, with a smaller procession the day before (on February 10 and 11, this year).
2017 January 23, Nic Barkdull, “How to survive this Taiwanese Lunar New Year fireworks festival – wearing a helmet helps”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2017, Asia Travel3 more examples
A rural district in the far north of Tainan City, the town of Yanshui is mainly known for the Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival. For the local faithful this is an important religious ritual; for the young and daring, however, it is more of a crazy thrill. Except for this event, Yanshui is quite and peaceful for most of the year, which is good news if you come to explore the town's old streets and alleys.
2019, STEVEN CROOK, “YANSHUI A Little Town That Charms”, in Travel in Taiwan, page 48The Beehive Fireworks Festival in Yanshui, close to Taiwan's old capital of Tainan, is renowned for its noisy and fiery atmosphere - participants wear motorcycle helmets and thick coats to avoid being injured as the streets are bombarded with fireworks and firecrackers.
2021 February 27, Ann Wang, Ben Blanchard, “Firecrackers fly as Taiwanese celebrate pared back festival”, in Richard Pullin, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 05 Sep 2024, Asia PacificThe Beehive Fireworks Festival in Tainan's Yanshui District kicked off Saturday, with the event set to reach its climax on Sunday evening when participants with proper protective gear will be able to "bathe" in the exploding fireworks.
2023 February 4, Ssu-jui Yang, Sean Lin, “Tainan Yanshui Beehive Festival kicks off”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2023, Culture
Origin
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 鹽水 (Yánshuǐ).
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