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The 2022 Ghost Festival of Keelung City in Taiwan

Keelung is a port city surrounded by mountains on three sides in northern Taiwan. One of the most iconic events in this small city with a population of about 350,000 is the Keelung Mid-Summer Ghost Festival, also known as Keelung Chung-Yuan Festival (雞籠中元祭). Please watch the following video of the Dazzling Night Scene of Keelung ...

August 26, 2022

Billy Shyu

The Main Altar in Taiwan's Keelung City.

A Fascinating Parade Marking the 2019 Keelung Ghost Festival

Every year when the seventh lunar month comes, the residents of Keelung City, a tiny port city in northern Taiwan, are always busy observing the Keelung Ghost Festival, also known as the Keelung Mid-Summer Ghost Festival or the Keelung Zhongyuan Festival (雞寵中元祭). Designated as one of the 12 major festivals by the Taiwan Tourism Bureau, and ...

August 20, 2019

Billy Shyu