Yanshuei District
District in Tainan, Taiwan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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23.305159°N 120.243143°E / 23.305159; 120.243143
For the river of the same name, see Yanshui River.
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Yanshuei
鹽水區 Ensui, Yanshui, Yenshui | |
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Yanshuei District | |
Country | Taiwan |
Special municipality | Tainan |
Area | |
• Total | 52.25 km2 (20.17 sq mi) |
Population (January 2023) | |
• Total | 24,447 |
Website | web |
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Yanshuei District[1][2][3][4][5][6] (Chinese: 鹽水區; Hanyu Pinyin: Yánshuǐ Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Yánshuěi Cyu; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kiâm-chúi-khu; lit. 'salt-water town'), alternatively spelled Yanshui, is a district in Tainan, Taiwan, which is famous for its notoriously dangerous fireworks festival. The annual event commemorates a cholera epidemic more than a century ago, the fireworks symbolizing the exorcism of demons associated with the plague. The festival, known as Fengpao (Chinese: 蜂炮), is celebrated on the 15th day after the beginning of the Lunar New Year, also called Shang Yuan Festival.[7]