Wang Yeh Burning Boat Festival Taiwan
The Wang Yeh boat burning festival occurs once every three years. Disease spreading ghosts, or Wang Yeh, are lead onto the boats by priests and mediums. The boat, sitting atop a mountain of ghost money (money burned by locals for the benefit of their dead ancestors) is then burned, sending the spirits back to their world, hopefully taking their plagues with them. This year, I believe, there was a special focus on H1N1 (the Swine Flu).
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I'm a travel writer and photographer currently based in Tainan, Taiwan where I founded and edited Xpat Magazine, one of Taiwan's largest and longest-running expatriate periodicals. My writing and photography has been published in various print and online publications including Taiwan Today, the Taiwan Fun Magazine Group, and TransitionsAbroad.com. I speak English, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese (to varying degrees) and am available for assignment. I can be reached through the form on the contact page of this website, or at xpatmatt (at) gmail.com.
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Hmm. Looks good, where are the rest of the photos?
Jiyo... I am with you on the next excursion!
Thanks! Those were great shots! I've seen you name around, and now I'll look for more high-quality stuff from you!
Cheers!
Thanks Tailaowai. If you'd like to see some more great photography, come down to ImageiNation II this weekend http://www.matt-gibson.org/2009/10/imageination-ii-november-14th-29th/
Hey Matt,I have moved to dong gang for months.
I was on the festivel too but i didnt go to the burning boat because it's too crowded.
My dad's office and home are near the temple.so bad I didnt know you yet!
Anyway, you took great shots.
Thanks Tracy. That's too bad. It would have been nice to have known somebody there. But, I wouldn't have been much fun. I was running around like a crazy man trying to shoot everything. You can read an article I wrote about it here: http://highway11.net/index.php/en/society/culture/142-a-good-old-fashioned-boat-burning