
With the theme of "18Light", it attracted about 35,000 people to participate in the grand event.
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The Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area Management Office and Taiwan Mobile have collaborated to organize the Fireworks and Music Carnival, which has entered its 18th year and is an important local tourist and cultural event.
The "2026 Sun Moon Lake Fireworks and Music Carnival" jointly organized by the Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area Management Office (referred to as the Sun Moon Lake Management Office) and Taiwan Mobile will be held at the Shuishe Zhongxing Parking Lot tonight (17th). With the theme of "18Light", this concert used three platforms for the first time to launch 180-degree panoramic fireworks simultaneously, attracting about 35,000 people to the venue to enjoy the beautiful music melody and the dreamlike gorgeous fireworks show.
The second concert of this year’s Fireworks Carnival took advantage of the water terrain of Shuishe for the first time, using three platforms to simultaneously launch symmetrical fireworks at 180 degrees, with symphony music lighting up the night sky on the lakeside. The stage performance will be performed by singers Wen Huiru and Bolin Polin, together with the "Le Xing Shi Guan Yan Qie Ensemble" led by conductor Jiang Jingbo, cross-border presentation of many classic pop songs such as "One Eye", and special guests "Octagonal Tower Male Choir" also performed on the stage, allowing the audience to immersively experience a musical feast with stunning sound and light effects and romance on the lakeside in the cool night.
In addition, the event combines charity and consumer experience, and the Catholic Fraternity Foundation was invited to set up a booth to raise small amounts of money to care for the disadvantaged. In addition, people who spend NT$200 or more at designated stores can exchange limited-edition signed poems and prayers with invoices. A temporary post office is also set up to provide limited-themed postcards and commemorative postmarks for tourists to collect.
Wang Zhiyi, Director of the Japan Management Office, said that the Fire Music Carnival, organized by the office in cooperation with Taiwan Mobile, has entered its 18th year and serves as a model for public-private collaboration in promoting tourism and culture. The grand finale of the carnival will be held on November 14. The NTSO Taiwan Youth Symphony Orchestra will perform classics such as "Princess Puccini Stays Up All Night", inviting the public to visit Sun Moon Lake again to experience the autumn and winter style.
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