
Yunlin held its first Christmas City event, covering 10 major light environment exhibition venues and 3 large-scale concerts in Douliu, Huwei and Dounan.
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The Yunlin County Government established a Youth Advisory Committee to retain young people, and adopted the youth committee's suggestions to hold the Christmas City event for the first time.
The Yunlin County Government announced a series of Yunlin Christmas City activities from November 14th to 2027. (Photo by reporter Huang Shuli)
Yunlin County also has Christmas City activities this year. The Yunlin County Government announced today (9th) the "2026 Yunlin Holy High Christmas Month Series Events" from November 14 to January 3 next year. There will be 10 major light environment exhibition venues in Douliu, Huwei and Dounan, as well as 3 concerts. People from all over the country are invited to Yunlin to experience different Christmas memories and celebrate together until 2027.
The Yunlin County Government held a press conference for the "2026 Yunlin Holy High Christmas Month Series" today, revealing the event's 10 special lighting environment highlights, 3 party casts and the theme IP "Jirui Family", including the protagonists Jirui cat, Baiji cat and Tanji dog. The three super cute IPs made attendees unable to put them down.
County Magistrate Zhang Lishan said that Yunlin has established a Youth Advisory Committee to retain young people. The youth committee members have put forward many valuable suggestions, which have been implemented one by one. Some of them expressed the hope that Yunlin will have a Christmas City event similar to the six capitals, and it will be realized before the end of the term. The series of activities will start on November 14.
Zhang Lishan pointed out that Yunlin Light Environment has 10 major exhibition areas, which are located in Douliu, Dounan and Huwei. Douliu is dominated by Douliu Lantern Festival. The main exhibition area is in Douliu Humanities Water Park. The main lantern "Yunli Light Mirror" is a large magic gift box with a length, width and height of 4 meters. The light environment connects the Douliu Railway Station and the Ring to the Pushu Forest Park and the Cultural and Observation Department.
The Dounan exhibition area has the theme of "Every Thing", extending from the square in front of Dounan Station to Warehouses 7 and 8, using light art to interweave the image of agricultural products; the Tiger Tail exhibition area has the theme of "Tiger Tail", including the Tiger Tail Circle, the Beauty Tree Avenue, the surroundings of Hu Ke University and the high-speed railway green parkway, as well as the square in front of the Climate Change Adaptation Center. There are also planned installations such as the Dance of Butterflies, the Building of Homes, and the Leap of the Sea.
Zhang Shizhong, director of the labor and youth department of the county government, said that in addition to the light environment, there are also three concerts. The Youth Yunlin Concert on November 14 will invite singers such as Ding Dang, Zeng Peici, Fat Afraid Group, Xu Weixiang, and Chen Yongxi. The Christmas carnival concert on December 25th will feature Xiao Huangqi, Wei Li'an, Guo Jing, Wang Yan and Paras. On December 31st, Yinlang will hold a New Year's Eve party. There will be relay performances by 9 groups of cross-generational artists, and there will be 210 seconds of high-altitude fireworks to welcome 2027 with everyone.
Time and location of 3 concerts at Christmas City in Yunlin County. (Photo provided by Yunlin County Government)
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