Taipei New Year's Eve Party

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.[1] Visitors gather at the Taipei City Hall and have a clear view of Taipei 101, which is surrounded by fireworks at midnight.[2] The first Taipei New Year's Eve party was on 31 December 2003.

Taipei New Year's Eve Party
臺北最High新年城跨年晚會
GenreNew Year's Eve event
Date(s)December 31 - January 1
Begins19:00
Ends1:00 (TST)
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Taipei City Hall Square
Years active19
InauguratedDecember 31, 2003 (2003-12-31)
FounderChen Shui-bian
Attendance
BudgetNT$ 31M (2024 event)
Patron(s)TVBS (2024 event)
Organized by
PeopleAbout 400K~500K
SponsorPending (2024 event)
WebsitePending
View of Taipei 101 during the 2017 Taipei New Year's Eve Party.

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.[3]

History

In December of 1994 Chen Shui-bian announced the first government-hosted New Year's Eve Party in Taipei.[4] 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.[5]

References
  1. 台北市觀光傳播局 (2023). TAIPEI Autumn 2023 Vol.33. 台北市觀光傳播局. pp. 19–21.
  2. Tourism Administration, Republic of China (Taiwan) (2008-04-02). "Tourism Administration, Republic of China (Taiwan)-Events Calendar". Tourism Administration, Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  3. 觀光傳播局02-27208889#2031詹欣儒 (2021-11-09). "臺北最High新年城-2023跨年活動". 臺北旅遊網 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  4. "全民瘋跨年! 帶您回顧跨年晚會史". 華視新聞網 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  5. 林諭林 (2003-12-31). "跨年晚會 今晚登場 五十線公車延後收班(2-1)". 中國時報 (in Chinese).
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