Yanshui Beehive Fireworks
LocationTaiwan (Yanshui)
WhenFebruary
AttendanceThousands
About Yanshui Beehive Fireworks
A wall of bottle rockets fired into the crowd to greet a visiting god. Participants armor up in motorcycle helmets and padded jackets. Thousands of rockets screech from racks like a swarm of bees. Marks the climax of Lunar New Year in Tainan.
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