STARCHY food, corn and coconut products as well as soaked black and snow fungi have a high-risk of being contaminated with the life-threatening bongkrekic acid, major Chinese dailies reported.
The Yilan City Government has asked temples in parts of the city to tone down ceremonies and events, as noise might affect a Siberian crane that has been seen in the area.
Yilan Mayor Chiang Tsung-yuan (江聰淵) said that the city is coordinating with local temples to ensure that the migratory bird is not disturbed.
Temples and local residents have been asked to not light firecrackers during New Year’s Eve and the Lunar New Year celebrations, Chiang said, adding that temples have also been asked to stop ringing bells.
Billboards have been set up next to the paddy that the bird has made