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The nine-in-one election has entered the countdown stage, and the Democratic Progressive Party has increased its visibility and support through cross-county and city campaigning in the mayoral elections in Taipei and Taichung.
Audit New Village "day study" to Caowu Road, attracting more than 30,000 people walking along the road
The nine-in-one election has entered the 61st day. Shen Boyang, the Taipei mayoral candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party, rushed into Taichung City yesterday. Not only did he participate in the Beyblade competition, but he also joined Taichung mayoral candidate He Xinchun in auditing the new village for a "day trip" to Caowu Road. He Xinchun's team is expected to attract With more than 30,000 people walking along the road, the two had a picnic at the Civic Square, eating fried noodles and chicken cakes dipped in "Dongquan Chili Sauce"; at noon, they attended the Taichung City Reliable Friends of All Industries Association Supporters Association Ceremony. Along the way, supporters "Taipei Mayor Shen Boyang and Taichung Mayor He Xinchun" kept shouting.
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The sun was shining brightly in Taichung yesterday, and the Taiwan Shangyong Association held a fighting top competition at Yuanbao Palace at 9 a.m.. Thousands of people held up "Ocean Current" posters to cheer, and citizens came to line up at 6 a.m. When the host introduced Shen Boyang as the "future mayor of Taipei," the crowd burst into cheers. Shen and the four winners played against tops, with two wins and two losses. One of the children gave a gift to Shen Boyang, hoping to pass it on to his six-year-old daughter, Mochi.
Shen Boyang then rushed to Audit New Village to have a day study with He Xinchun. Fans had lined up all night wearing streamers and holding "Ocean Current" flags and other small tokens of support the night before. A father surnamed Huang put his son on his shoulder and waited for more than half an hour with a "My Mayor Shen Boyang" poster. As soon as he saw the "Snake" team arriving, he immediately rushed forward to high-five. The sweat on his face could not conceal his joy. Shen Boyang and the staff could only move forward slowly and high-five in a sea of mobile phones and people. According to statistics from He Xinchun's team, about 30,000 people walked to the Civic Square from 8 o'clock to 11 o'clock. This ocean current also caused the surrounding food stall merchants to shout, "Today is the best business day since the Mid-Autumn Festival is a holiday!"
People are sweating and swimming across the ocean, and stallholders are shouting that business is good
Taichung City Councilors Jiang Zhaoguo, Chen Shuhua, He Wenhai, Chen Yurong, Zhang Fenyu, Lin Qifeng, Xie Jiayi, Zhou Yonghong, Huang Shouda and other more than ten councilors first went to the lawn of the Civic Square and prepared Taichung specialty products such as Roche Autumn Tea. When Shen Boyang arrived, he excitedly shouted, "I will find an opportunity to come to Taichung again!" Thousands of fans cheered upon hearing this. Shen also ate fried noodles on the spot, and then tasted Taichung's famous Dongquan chili sauce on chicken cakes, exclaiming that it was delicious. The special way of eating made Taichung people exclaim.
Shen Boyang also compared the "differences between high-fives and handshakes" among people in Taipei, Kaohsiung and Taichung, saying that high-fives in Taipei are "hand-to-hand", while in Kaohsiung it is "hands clasped", but "I don't know why the two hands are holding each other in Taichung? It's to hold a bat!" There was constant laughter at the scene, like a large concert.
Shen Boyang finished his picnic and rushed to Nantun to attend the certification ceremony of the Trusted Friends Association's "Hundred Industries and All Industries Support Association", which also attracted a crowd of supporters. Shen praised He Xinchun as the "great chivalrous man" who served the country and the people in Jin Yong's novel "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and called on everyone to vote for Mayor He Xinchun.
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Shen Boyang will gain greater attention in the Taipei mayoral election
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He Xinchun’s support in the Taichung mayoral election will further increase
Likely · Within weeks

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