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    Taipei Lantern Festival Kicks Off in Ximen and Expo Park

    Reporter/Provider - Andy Hsueh/Irene Lin
    Publish Date - 02/27/2026
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    Less than a week before Lantern Festival, Taipei lights up with lanterns designed as Pop Mart and Transformers characters in the city's Ximen district and Expo Park. But some lanterns with Chinese links are raising a few eyebrows.

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