The new mascot champion makes a dazzling debut! The 2016 All-Taiwan Mascot PK comes to a brilliant close

There is no cutest, only cuter! The 2016 All-Taiwan Mascot PK reshuffles the mascot world as the new mascot champions show off all their talents, stunning the public! They even sang and danced with artists such as William Wei, Cosmos People, Chen Yen-yun, and Wang Tsai-hua, the "Goddess of Blessing," while Huang Shan-liang, Tsai Hsiao-hu, and Xiulan Maya also joined together to support the annual mascot-world event with their singing, lighting up Kaohsiung as laughter filled both stage and audience!

The awards ceremony for the All-Taiwan Mascot PK was held on the 16th at the Fengshan Administrative Center of the Kaohsiung City Government. This year, in the Model Public Servant category, the top three were grand mascot champion "Kaohsiung Bear" (Tourism Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government), second mascot champion "Yatao & Yuange" (Taoyuan City Government), and third mascot champion "Bravo" (2017 Taipei Summer Universiade); in the Corporate Warrior category, the winners were grand mascot champion "KIDO Family" (Nani Book Enterprise Co., Ltd.), second mascot champion "Dayi & Tangji" (E-DA World), and third mascot champion "Mimity" (Dream Mall); "Neimen Little General" (Neimen District Office, Kaohsiung City), with its local cultural characteristics, won the Kaohsiung Style Award, while "Yatao & Yuange" (Taoyuan City Government) won the Popularity King Award for receiving the highest number of online votes!

The awards gala was hosted by Yu Tian and Hou Yi-chun of FTV's "Ace Double Punch." It opened lively with the Cosmos People band, the Flower Mama puppet, and mascots singing and dancing to "Going to Kaohsiung," reflecting the passion of Kaohsiung people. Wang Tsai-hua, the "Goddess of Blessing," transformed into Taiwan's hottest mascot and took on the group of mascot champions single-handedly, making the whole audience roar with laughter with her hilarious antics. When the mascot champions of the year came on stage to receive their awards, they each brought out their special talents to entertain the people present.

A total of 57 mascot puppets from 32 teams, including public departments and corporate groups, took part in the Mascot PK. After competing in tug-of-war and a grand parade, they were judged in 3 stages: professional judging, on-site voting, and online voting.