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Taipei, Dec. 23 (CNA) The Pingtung County Government broke ground on the King Boat cultural museum Wednesday, which will be the first museum in Taiwan about a 300-year-old plague-expelling religious ritual involving specially built vessels.
The Wang Ye Worshiping Ceremony in Pingtung County culminated early yesterday with the burning of a purpose-built King Boat on a beach in Donggang Township (東港), signifying the deity being sent off.
The festival held once every three years with the aim to prevent the spread of plagues is one of the biggest Wang Ye festivals in Taiwan and dates back 300 years.
However, due to COVID-19 concerns, this year’s edition was held with pandemic prevention measures in place and in front of a limited audience.
The festival, hosted by Donglong Temple, comprised events over eight days, from Oct. 24 until