Taiwan Tati Cultural and Educational Foundation

A temple festival held by the Monga Qingshan Temple (艋舺青山宮) in Taipei’s Wanhua District (萬華) this month went on for three days, with firecrackers being set off even in the middle of the night.

Noisy crowds, street pollution, bloody fights, a building set alight by fireworks and even an alleged kidnapping caused a great deal of resentment among locals who were not among the worshipers.

More than 200 complaints were lodged about the pollution and noise, while most people just put up with it or complained about it online.

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In the past six months, their economic ties have taken a sharp downward turn after 10 years of close exchanges.

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