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Taoyuan’s highly anticipated annual event had kicked off on Saturday. It’s the 2026 Longgang Rice Noodle Festival, which was inaugurated to celebrate the township’s heritage originating from the border region between South East Asia and Yunnan, China. On top of a wide array of delicacies to try out, this year’s edition added a stage play about the township’s former military dependent villages, as well as a group game. Visit Longgang this weekend for all the festival has to offer.

Led by Mayor Chang San-cheng, and dressed in traditional clothing, the troupe carries out a water-splashing ceremony for cleansing and blessings, to kick off the 2026 Longgang Rice Noodle Festival.

They march along to the beat of Klong yao long drums, donning costumes inspired by auspicious animals, such as the peacock and the Asian elk. The multicultural region on border of South East Asia and Yunnan, China once again takes the spotlight in Taoyuan.

A Korean ramen chef from Gumi, South Korea is offering free tastings of noodles. That’s one of the many international bites on offer at Yunnan Cultural Park. You can find many other regional specialties here, including migan noodles, Burmese coffee and sour papaya baked cheese desserts, and more.

It’s a delight of all senses. There’s coriander and veggies.
Did you taste any beef?
It resembles beef noodles somewhat.

Kim Gyo-jun
Korean ramen chef
Our ramen factory is in Gumi. Topping it off with kimchi and beef makes for a refreshing and delicious treat.

There’s also a group game with 300 participants between Team Blue and Team White, after the color of bibs preschoolers used to wear in older days. More than a feast, it’s also a festival of fun.

Chang San-cheng
Taoyuan Mayor
We’ve turned the Longgang Rice Noodle Festival into an international event. Today, we’ve invited partner nations including Mongolia, Hungary, Lithuania and others. We also have a stall from our sister city, Gumi, Korea, for cuisine exchanges. At Longgang Playground, we also have a large-scale stage production on former villages in Longgang from veteran producer Wang Wei-zhong.

Representatives from five countries in Taiwan are attending the opening event of Longgang Rice Noodle Festival. With a storied past, great food and cultural exchanges, the two-week festival is not to be missed.

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