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Yilan Children's Festival strives to open on the 13th; international teams praise Taiwan's food while avoiding typhoon

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Yilan International Children's Folklorist Festival is striving to reopen on July 13 after being closed due to Typhoon Barway.
  • International performing groups from seven countries are sheltering at a dormitory, enjoying Taiwanese cuisine while awaiting the storm's passage.
  • The festival's organizers are providing extensive meals, including local delicacies, to the performers, who have praised Taiwanese food.

The Yilan International Children's Folklorist Festival is working towards a July 13 reopening after Typhoon Barway forced its closure. The festival, which had to suspend operations to recover from the storm's impact, is now focused on resuming its activities.

International performing groups, totaling 220 artists from seven countries including the Philippines, the United States, Guam, Poland, the Czech Republic, Germany, and Mexico, are currently sheltering at the Cingsing Junior College dormitory in Sanxing Township. Many performers are experiencing a typhoon for the first time and have described it as a unique experience.

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Despite the disruption, the county government has enhanced the performers' stay by "adding dishes" to their meals. Nearly 40 Chinese and Western dishes are prepared for lunch and dinner daily, including local specialties like crabs, fresh produce, and the popular xiaolongbao. The sweet Aiwen mangoes were particularly well-received, disappearing quickly and prompting foreign friends to praise Taiwanese food as "NO.1."

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A Polish team member, speaking through a translator, shared that among their global tours, the Yilan festival offers the most abundant meals. They expressed amazement at the diversity and deliciousness of Taiwanese food, especially the sweet mangoes and rich variety of ingredients, calling Taiwanese cuisine the "world's best."

Yilan County Acting Magistrate Lin Mao-sheng visited the dormitory to check on the performers. He noted that the county government is also providing board games to help the young people interact and pass the time, aiming to transform the unfortunate typhoon situation into an alternative form of "typhoon cultural exchange."

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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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