Fireworks light up Taipei skies as local summer festival begins

TAIPEI, July 18 (Xinhua) -- As the city of Taipei in China's Taiwan kicked off its iconic "Taipei Summer Festival" on Wednesday evening, around 66,000 people gathered at Dadaocheng Wharf to enjoy a spectacular fireworks show.

The show is the first in a series of fireworks events scheduled throughout the festival, which runs from July 17 to Aug. 10. According to the schedule, a 300-second fireworks display will t