
The main light "Crown of Starlight" has become the largest support hand light in Taiwan, and the lighting will be on display until January 3, 2027.
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Starting from 2023, the Christmas lighting up in Kaohsiung Central Park has become the most iconic end-of-year tourist event in southern Taiwan.
Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai personally lights the 26-meter-tall giant Christmas tree main light "Starlight Crown". (Provided by the Cultural Affairs Bureau)
The largest "support hand lantern" in Taiwan lights up the night sky of Kaohsiung! Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai lit up the 26-meter-tall giant Christmas tree main light "Crown of Stars" to officially kick off the 2026 Kaohsiung Christmas Life Festival. This year's lighting was specially integrated with the ingenuity of concert support, and the main light instantly bloomed with romantic purple light and transformed into a giant hand lantern, announcing the official launch of Kaohsiung's year-end carnival party.
Starting from 2023, Kaohsiung Central Park’s Christmas light-up has become the most iconic end-of-year tourist event in southern Taiwan. During the light-lighting ceremony last night, the super-popular mascot “Kaohsiung Bear” also made a surprise appearance wearing a cute Christmas headdress to celebrate.
Last night, Chen Qimai and the crowd at the scene counted down in unison. The 26-meter-high Christmas tree's main light "Crown of Stars" instantly transformed into a dazzling purple light. It was like the largest support hand lantern in Taiwan, warmly welcoming fans from all over the world who were about to flock to Kaohsiung.
The main light area also puts on a "Dream Snow Light Show" every half hour. Smoke and snowflakes slowly fall along with Christmas music, complementing the string lights on both sides of Zhongshan Road, turning the southern Taiwan harbor into a romantic snow country in one second.
The Cultural Affairs Bureau pointed out that this year's lighting display is themed "Christmas in Kaohsiung - Shining Starlight". In addition to the must-photographed 26-meter main lantern, the park has also carefully created eight themed lighting areas, including "Golden Palace", "Aurora Snowflakes", "Brilliant Sleigh", "Dancing Butterflies", "Snow Corridor", "Santa Chill Kaohsiung", "Star Rain Light Sea" and "Starry Sky Forest". The lanterns will be on display from now until January 3, 2027, and the 9-day "Christmas Golden Week" will be held from December 19 to 27.
The park has carefully created eight themed lighting areas. (Provided by the Cultural Affairs Bureau)

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