• Spectators wear motorcycle helmet as they attend the 'Beehive Fireworks' festival at the Yanshui district in Tainan, Taiwan. All photos by Tyrone Siu / Reuters
    Spectators wear motorcycle helmet as they attend the 'Beehive Fireworks' festival at the Yanshui district in Tainan, Taiwan. All photos by Tyrone Siu / Reuters
  • The Beehive festival gets its name from the sound of the fireworks being set off sounds like a swarm of bees.
    The Beehive festival gets its name from the sound of the fireworks being set off sounds like a swarm of bees.
  • Fireworks are set off.
    Fireworks are set off.
  • A worshipper put firecrackers on palanquin which would be carrying statues of Guan Gong, the Chinese God of War, during 'Beehive festival.
    A worshipper put firecrackers on palanquin which would be carrying statues of Guan Gong, the Chinese God of War, during 'Beehive festival.
  • Attendees get sprayed by the firecrackers.
    Attendees get sprayed by the firecrackers.
  • Thousand of firecrackers are set off.
    Thousand of firecrackers are set off.
  • Protective clothing is needed if you want to get in the thick of the festival.
    Protective clothing is needed if you want to get in the thick of the festival.
  • Revellers seen through the smoke.
    Revellers seen through the smoke.

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Taiwan's 'beehive fireworks festival' - in pictures

Revellers in Taiwan celebrate its Lunar New Year by setting off thousands of firecrackers, all culminating in a cacophony of noise similar to a swarm of bees

The National

March 01, 2018

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