Foreign Envoys Attend Temple Celebration in Yilan
Ambassadors and representatives from around a dozen countries have taken part in a traditional temple festival in northeast Taiwan's Yilan County.
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00:00 Believers walk barefoot across piles of burning paper
00:04 while carrying statues of their gods,
00:06 a purifying ritual that's part of a typical temple fair in Taiwan.
00:10 These kinds of events happen year-round up and down the country,
00:13 reaffirming local people's faith and community.
00:16 This, though, isn't an ordinary temple festival.
00:19 This is the last temple festival in Yilan.
00:24 I'm honored to have the national ambassador and representative here.
00:30 Representatives from 11 of the 13 countries that recognize Taiwan attended,
00:34 as did envoys from other countries that have informal but still friendly ties with Taiwan.
00:39 An organizer says the event saw the most foreign dignitaries ever at a temple festival in Taiwan.
00:44 I hope the event will bring friends closer and share Taiwan's culture with the world.
01:04 John Hsu and John Van Triest for Taiwan Plus.
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