Lantern Festival to include Taiwan’s World Expo pavilionBy Chung Li-hua and Hollie Younger / Staff reporter, with staff writerTaiwan’s Tech World pavilion at the World Expo in Osaka, Japan, is to be recreated in Chiayi County for a temporary exhibition from March 1 to 15 during the Taiwan Lantern Festival, Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) announced today. The pavilion in Osaka attracted more than 1.16 million visitors at last year’s World Expo, showcasing Taiwan’s scenic beauty and cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technology. A screen displays animations at Taiwan’s Tech World pavilion at the World Expo in Osaka, Japan, on April 22 last year. The three exhibits — Life Theater, Nature Theater and Future Theater — would maintain their original essence, he added. Construction of the original pavilion cost NT$2 billion, TAITRA said.

Source: Taipei Times February 04, 2026 10:03 UTC