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BackNot as powerful as the ocean current! The crowd of street sweepers at the Chiang Wanan Residence Night Market is about to disperse. "Auntie Scallion Pancake" has not left the stall.
Not as powerful as the ocean current! The crowd of street sweepers at the Chiang Wanan Residence Night Market is about to disperse. "Auntie Scallion Pancake" has not left the stall.
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Not as powerful as the ocean current! The crowd of street sweepers at the Chiang Wanan Residence Night Market is about to disperse. "Auntie Scallion Pancake" has not left the stall.

Quick Look

  • Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan officially took leave on the 16th day before the election to devote himself to street sweeping.
  • This evening, he went to Gongguan Night Market to pray for votes.
  • Although there were supporters gathered at the scene, the speed at which the crowds gathered and dissipated sparked discussions and comparisons with DPP candidate Shen Boyang's past street sweeping scenes.

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Why It Matters

The nine-in-one election is approaching at the end of the year, and candidates are entering the final sprint. Jiang Wanan officially asked for leave 16 days before the election to join the campaign.

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Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan waved enthusiastically to supporters and asked for support. (Photo by reporter Tu Jianrong)

There are 16 days left before the end of the year 9-in-1 general election. Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan, who is seeking re-election, officially took leave today (12th) to run his schedule. In the evening, he went to the Gongguan Night Market to sweep the streets and plead guilty. Compared with the Democratic Progressive Party’s Taipei mayor candidate Shen Boyang before September Going to the Gongguan Night Market, there were still many supporters following Jiang Wanan throughout the street sweep, but the crowd quickly dissipated. Compared to Shen Boyang, the entire night market was packed with small drops of water, which was very different. There were also people outside the crowd shouting "Give me back the Gongguan Circle." As for Gongguan Night Market's famous Xiongji Scallion Cake, the proprietress has been in the news a few days ago because of her enthusiasm for "feeding" Shen Boyang. However, today is not a public holiday, but there is no stall.

Shen Boyang and Jiang Wanan went to the Gongguan Night Market in September and November respectively to plead. When Jiang Wanan appeared tonight, the venue was also packed with people. Supporters shouted "Jiang Wanan's frozen garlic!" The "Ocean Current" crowd in September was packed with people, and although there were many supporters of Jiang Wanan in November, they dispersed as soon as they gathered, and their momentum was obviously not as strong as Shen Boyang's.

Sun Peixia, the proprietress of Xiong Kee Scallion Pancakes, was also revealed in September to be the aunt of retired Major General Beichen and the facilitator of the cross-strait spy war due to her enthusiasm for feeding Shen Boyang. However, today is not a public holiday, but she did not sell her stall. The mother-in-law of the stall next door also said that Xiong Kee did not sell her stall all day today. Hong Shengjia, chairman of the Beishi Gongguan Tourist Night Market Development Promotion Association, said in an interview that someone in the boss's family is sick, so he will occasionally take a break recently, and it seems that there are also a lot of Jiang Wanan supporters.

A student from Da'an Polytechnic gave him his signature with his own painting of Jiang Wanan. The student surnamed Lin said that he had supported Jiang Wanan for a year and had been neutral in politics in the past. After the general recall, he felt that he should stand up. Although he did not have the right to vote, the elders in his family firmly supported Jiang Wanan.

Jiang Wanan officially asked for leave today (12th) to run his schedule. In the evening, he went to Gongguan Night Market to sweep the streets. Many supporters followed him. (Photo by reporter Tu Jianrong)

In contrast, when DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang went to Gongguan Night Market in September, there were still many supporters following Chiang Wanan throughout the street sweep, but the crowds quickly dissipated. (Photo by reporter Tu Jianrong)

A student from Da'an Polytechnic gave him his own painting of Jiang Wanan to sign. The student said that although he did not have the right to vote, the elders in his family firmly supported Jiang Wanan. (Photo by reporter Sun Weirong)

Supporters personally made bracelets for the encore ribbon to support Jiang Wanan. (Photo by reporter Sun Weirong)

Open Questions

  • Will Xiongji Scallion Pancakes resume normal sales in the future?

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