The 108th Year Guanyin Halloween Pumpkin Festival Makes a Grand Debut on October 19

Taoyuan Mayor Cheng Wen-tsan attended a promotional press conference for the "108th Year Guanyin Halloween Pumpkin Festival" at the Taoyuan City Integrated Conference Hall yesterday (the 15th) morning, where he stated that this year's (108th year) Guanyin Halloween Pumpkin Festival will make a grand debut from October 19 to November 3 at the Lianhuayuan Leisure Agriculture Area in Guanyin District, combining leisure farms, lotus garden restaurants, cultural and creative experiences, Western festivities and local agricultural features to launch a series of activities including various creative pumpkin competitions, painted carving, pumpkin costume shows and haunted house adventures, bringing youthful and diversified development to the leisure agriculture area.

Mayor Cheng Wen-tsan stated that Guanyin is a land of melons and fruits, with good soil drainage, where pumpkins grow well and large. After the lotus season, the local sub-brand event "Guanyin Halloween Pumpkin Festival" is also actively promoted, integrating farms and restaurants in the area, including Lin Family Old House Leisure Farm, Lianheyuan Leisure Farm, Qinglin Farm, A-Chang-Bo Food House, Xiangyang Farm and Jinhu'an Yangmei King, pairing agricultural production with Halloween elements to launch all kinds of pumpkin-related activities, allowing everyone not only to experience the Western festive atmosphere but also to enjoy a distinctive Hakka village ambiance.

Guo Chengquan, Director of the Taoyuan City Agriculture Bureau, stated that during this year's Guanyin Halloween Pumpkin Festival, the Guanyin District Lianhuayuan Leisure Agriculture Area Development Association has planned a series of exciting activities: 10/19 "Halloween Costume Competition"; 10/20 "Creative Pumpkin Carving Competition" and "Creative Pumpkin Scarecrow Competition"; 10/26 "Halloween Party"; 10/27 "Amazing Dough Figurine Making"; 11/2 "Roselle Candied Fruit DIY & Rice Food Experience" and "Pumpkin Delicacies Banquet"; 11/3 "Thousand-Person Earth Oven" and other exciting activities. Gifts are endless during the event, and visitors are welcome to come to the Lianhuayuan Leisure Agriculture Area in Guanyin District to experience the atmosphere of the Guanyin Halloween Pumpkin Festival.