The picturesque town of Pingsi locates on the outskirts of Taipei. Every year the town’s inhabitants release hundreds of beautiful paper lanterns into the sky to celebrate the annual Heavenly Lantern Festival, which is a six-day event, in order to appeal for Heaven’s blessings. Meanwhile, a bustling market and street entertainment also accompany the festival.
The lanterns are called as sky lanterns. They are traditionally lanterns made of oiled paper with a bamboo frame that contain a small candle or other combustible material. The lit candle put inside will heat the air and causes the lantern to rise into the air. Drifted off into the evening sky, the lanterns create an incredible sea of floating lights. Ideally the lantern floats back to the ground after the fuel for the flame is exhausted.