"The Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival in New Taipei City" was awarded the prestigious Gold Prize in the BETTER FUTURE 2024 Paris Design Awards.
New Taipei City Government Press Release 113.3.7
"The Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival" Wins Global Gold Award at the BETTER FUTURE 2024 Paris Design Awards
【New Taipei City News】The "2023 Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival" held by the New Taipei City Tourism Bureau on February 5th and 11th last year has been honored with the "Gold Award" in the "Marketing-Event Experience" category at the "BETTER FUTURE 2024 Paris Design Awards"!
The "BETTER FUTURE 2024 Paris Design Awards" is a community comprising renowned designers, thinkers, creatives, and enthusiasts worldwide. Each year, it recognizes outstanding works globally across 40 professional categories, with only one Gold Award winner per category and four Silver Award winners. The 2024 Paris Design Awards received over 12,000 submissions, with 374 entries vying for the Gold Award in the Marketing-Event Experience category. The "Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival" organized by the New Taipei City Government emerged as the winner of the prestigious Global Gold Award.
The organizers introduced the award-winning "Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival" webpage globally, highlighting the symbolic cultural significance of sky lanterns in Taiwan. Sky lanterns convey emotions, hopes, and blessings, while also soothing the soul. Due to their cultural significance, the beautiful sky lanterns attract a large number of international tourists to Pingxi District in New Taipei City every year, making this festival one of the few internationally renowned cultural events in Taiwan. The event not only fulfills the wishes of visitors during the experience but also enhances local tourism and economic development. It also emphasizes environmental sustainability, allowing ecological conservation and cultural heritage to coexist. The "Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival" in New Taipei City is globally recognized as a symbol of beauty and blessings, and through extensive international media coverage, it has become the first impression many people have of Taiwan, symbolizing hope, unity, blessings, and encouragement.
Yang Zong-min, Director of the New Taipei City Tourism Bureau, stated, "The 'Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival' has entered its 26th year. This event attracts visitors from around the world to experience the blessing meaning of sky lanterns and to experience the unique traditional culture and local scenery of New Taipei City, elevating sky lanterns from a local folk festival to an international event representing Taiwan. We thank the organizers for their recognition of our city and hope to continue promoting the beautiful scenery of New Taipei City internationally, creating more international brands for events in the future."
【This news release has been translated by ChatGPT.】
