It was revealed that Jiang Wanan randomly discarded the sugar cane donated by the Zhongzhuang Zaifu Palace, triggering a public outcry. (File photo)
First published 09-29 00:52
Update time 09-29 06:38
Democratic Progressive Party Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang and current Taipei mayor Chiang Wanan attended the Christmas dinner at Zhongzhuang Tsai Fudong Palace in Zhongshan District on the 26th. Both received sugar cane as a symbol of blessing from the temple. Unexpectedly, it was revealed on Monday (28th) that Chiang Wanan randomly discarded the gifted sugar cane, triggering a public outcry. Liu Baijun, ambassador-at-large of the Republic of China and the prototype character in the public television series "Psychic Girl", revealed the origin of the sugar cane given to the two candidates on the same day, and reconstructed the donation ceremony and subsequent situations on that day, sparking heated discussions.
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Shen Boyang and Jiang Wanan both attended the Fude Zhengshen Christmas Dinner at Zhongzhuang Zai Fude Palace on the 26th. The chairman of the temple gave sugar cane to the two of them. Although the sugar cane given to Jiang Wanan was obviously too many, which triggered various negative interpretations from the outside world, the temple still gave Jiang Wanan blessings on the stage. In an interview on the 27th, Lin Chunyu said that the pair of sugar canes presented to him had been worshiped by God the day before. When he was standing on the stage, he did not know who was going to hand over which sugar cane. What the candidates received were "the arrangement of God of the Land".
Unexpectedly, it was reported on the 28th that the sugar cane given to Jiang Wanan was discarded directly next to the temple that day, causing a public uproar. Lin Chunyu also confirmed this. It is reported that Jiang Wanan's team only sent people to take away the sugar cane after being urgently notified by his own congressman.
In response, Liu Baijun revealed in a Facebook post that the sugar cane discarded by Jiang Wanan was planted by a local elder in his 80s. The elder vowed to dedicate it to the God of Land at temple celebrations twice a year, so he planted the sugar cane dedicated to the god with sincerity and sincerity. On that day, the temple prepared two sugar canes to give to the two candidates respectively. Chairman Lin Chunyu did not deliberately choose which sugar cane to give to whom. Instead, a volunteer from the village handed it to the stage and Lin Chunyu gave it to him. As a result, when the table was cleared that day, some residents picked up the discarded sugar cane on the roadside and brought it back to the temple. "You should understand the feelings of our residents, right? These residents are very good elders, and the residents did not say bad words. Please treat your elders well."
As soon as the post was published, it attracted tens of thousands of likes. "This sugar cane is the epitome of the fate of Taipei citizens. Whoever you give it to will be treated how you will be treated." Why should a sincere person be a local official?", "All this is destined, not specially selected, but what he got was a knotty sugar cane; he treated this sugar cane carelessly planted by others, and others discovered it", "How can a person with such a small size be worthy of such a big responsibility?", "I can only say that I admire you for throwing away a sacred object blessed by the gods."
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