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"ref": "2007, Stephen Keeling, Brice Minnigh, “North Taiwan”, in The Rough Guide to Taiwan (Rough Guides), Penguin Books, →OCLC, page 163",
"text": "Inland, the Pingsi Branch Rail Line winds its way through a lush mountain valley, past scenic Shihfen Falls and Pingsi itself, home of Taiwan's most magical event, the release of hundreds of \"heavenly lanterns\" during the Lantern Festival.",
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"text": "In the township of Pingsi (平溪) southeast of Taipei, thousands of people gather on this night to send off tian deng with their wishes of the year written on the outside of the paper lantern.",
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"ref": "2022 January 9, “Divine passengers”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-01-08, Taiwan News, page 3",
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