臺北最HIGH新年城

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The Taipei New Year's Eve Party (Chinese: 台北最High新年城; pinyin: Táiběi Zuì High Xīnnián Chéng) is a New Year's Eve celebration that takes place in Taipei, Taiwan. Visitors gather at the Taipei City Hall and have a clear view of Taipei 101, which is surrounded by fireworks at midnight. The first Taipei New Year's Eve party was on 31 December 2003. Decorations are put up starting in early December. During the celebration on December 31, music artists from around the world put on live performances throughout the day. ¹

In December 1994 Chen Shui-bian announced the first government-hosted New Year's Eve Party in Taipei. Taipei 101 was first used as the center of a countdown show during the 2003-2004 new year. The countdown show aimed to challenge the popularity of the New York Times Square Ball. Although Taipei 101 was still under construction during this time, they did a light show. ¹

2003–2004: Building still under construction. Spinning lights on the Outdoor Observatory (floor 91) provided a display of sound and lights, but no fireworks were launched. 2004–2005: Grand opening of Taipei 101 celebrated with the first fireworks display. The show lasted 35 seconds. fireworks were launched from section balconies. Festivities included all-day performances by famous entertainers and ceremonial visits by national dignitaries. 2005–2006: Show extended to 128 seconds. Sony sponsored the show, which concluded with a display of the brand name in lights. 2006–2007: Show extended to 188 seconds; 9,000 fireworks were launched. This was Sony's second time sponsoring the event. 2007–2008: Show same length but featuring 12,000 fireworks. Event Sponsor Taiwan Tourism Bureau ended the show with a display, in lights, of a heart over the word 'Taiwan'. 2008–2009: The theme was "Love Taiwan With Your Heart in 2009". The show ended with a heart appearing over the word 'Taiwan' on the light display on the side of the building. 2009–2010: The show to launched 16,000 fireworks and lasted 188 seconds. 2010–2011: Show extended to 288 seconds (100 sec. for flash effects and 188 sec. for fireworks) and included 30,000 fireworks. It was designed by Cai Guo-Qiang, the artist also responsible for Beijing Olympics and World Expo Shanghai's fireworks. ¹

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Taipei New Year's Eve Party is new year's eve celebration event in Tapei, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. ²

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