News about National Day firework
2021 National Day Fireworks makes its grand return to Kaohsiung! After 20 years, the much-anticipated national day fireworks returns to Kaohsiung Harbor tonight (October 10th). President Tsai Ing-wen, together with President of the Legislative Yuan and Preparatory Committee Chairman You Si-Kun, and Kaohsiung City Mayor Chen Chi-Mai, attended the national day celebration, and set off the fireworks with a 10-second countdown and the wave of a badminton racket. The splendid fireworks marked the birthday celebration of the Republic of China, and witnessed Kaohsiung Port’s reopening and transformation.
Kaohsiung City Mayor Chen Chi-Mai recalled that 20 years ago, towering walls could still be seen in Kaohsiung Harbor. With the effort of the City Mayor and the citizens, the establishment of Kaohsiung Port Warehouse No. 2 (KW2), the Pier-2 Art Center, Kaohsiung Music Center and Kaohsiung Exhibition Center around the harbor have made the Asia New Bay Area the main highlight of Kaohsiung. Kaohsiung has also been transformed into a livable city. In addition, the city government cooperated with the central government in building the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) and Kaohsiung Music Center, enabling the cultural and creative industry to flourish.
President Tsai Ing-wen said that high-tech companies are scrambling to set up branch offices at the Asia New Bay Area and Qiaotou Science Park. In the future, the most advanced and most competitive industries such as semi-conductors and 5GAIoT will develop in Kaohsiung. Qiaotou Science Park; they will be linked to Luzhu Science Park and Tainan Science Park in its north, and the soon to be constructed Pingtung Technological Park in its south, forming southern Taiwan’s most important technology corridor, which is expected to drive the upgrading of industries in southern Taiwan and create more local job opportunities.
The National day fireworks spark off at 8 pm with nearly 20,000 rounds, lasting 30 minutes, and covering a length of 3 kilometers, the largest scale in history. It is the first time that 7 platform ships are deployed, with 5 firing points in the Harbor, extending all the way to the south bank of Qijin. More than a hundred 12 inch and 16-inch high-altitude fireworks bring out the magnificence of Kaohsiung’s centennial harbor.
The History of Taiwan National Firework
The National Day fireworks are one of the important activities for the Republic of China to celebrate the double ten National Day, and are designed by the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China. The event started in 1953 and was originally the place to be cast near the Presidential Palace of the Republic of China. After the 1960s, the number of fireworks shells increased from dozens to thousands or even tens of thousands of rounds. For safety concerns, it was changed to the watergate on the Danshui River in Taipei. After the DPP government was in power in 2000, the event location was renamed by counties and cities in Taiwan. The fireworks were cast on the evening of October 10th in the evening of October 10th. It has been one of the important activities of the Republic of China government to celebrate National Day for many years, and it is also welcomed by the people of Taiwan. After 2000, in addition to the fireworks sponsored by the central government, there are also related fireworks celebrations hosted by local governments in various counties and cities in Taiwan. Generally, such activities will be held in the name of "Fireworks Festival". On the night of National Day. Although the scale is far worse than the National Day fireworks organized by the central government, there are still a certain number of visitors, and sometimes the number of people even exceeds the number of visitors to the National Day fireworks show.
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