Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival
Photographer
Yu Wen Chen
Category
Special Category - Night Photography
Company
Taiwan
Submission Group
Amateur
Year
2026
Country / Region
Taiwan
Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival, known for its intense pyrotechnics, involves participants wearing hard hats and other protective gear to stand amidst millions of fireworks launched from the streets. The tradition originated as a way to drive away a plague and is believed to remove bad luck and usher in good fortune.
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