Taipei New Year fireworks
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The Taipei New Year fireworks are a famous annual pyrotechnic display launched from Taipei 101 to celebrate the New Year, attracting large crowds and global media coverage.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taipei 101 New Year’s Eve celebration | 1 |
| Taipei New Year fireworks canonical | 1 |
| Taipei New Year’s Eve festivities | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3983834 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Taipei New Year fireworks Context triple: [Elephant Mountain, isPhotoSpotFor, Taipei New Year fireworks]
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A.
Chinese New Year fireworks
Chinese New Year fireworks are a major annual pyrotechnic display in Hong Kong, famously illuminating Victoria Harbour to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
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B.
Yi Peng Lantern Festival
The Yi Peng Lantern Festival is a traditional Thai celebration in Chiang Mai where thousands of glowing paper lanterns are released into the night sky to mark the Lanna-style Loy Krathong festivities.
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C.
Busan Fireworks Festival
The Busan Fireworks Festival is a major annual South Korean event featuring large-scale fireworks displays, light shows, and cultural performances over the waters near Gwangalli Beach.
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D.
Lantern Festival
The Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese celebration marking the end of Lunar New Year festivities, featuring lantern displays, riddle games, and communal gatherings.
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E.
Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival
The Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival is a famously intense Taiwanese folk celebration known for its massive “beehive” firework racks that shower participants with rockets for good luck and protection.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Taipei New Year fireworks Target entity description: The Taipei New Year fireworks are a famous annual pyrotechnic display launched from Taipei 101 to celebrate the New Year, attracting large crowds and global media coverage.
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A.
Chinese New Year fireworks
Chinese New Year fireworks are a major annual pyrotechnic display in Hong Kong, famously illuminating Victoria Harbour to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
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B.
Yi Peng Lantern Festival
The Yi Peng Lantern Festival is a traditional Thai celebration in Chiang Mai where thousands of glowing paper lanterns are released into the night sky to mark the Lanna-style Loy Krathong festivities.
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C.
Busan Fireworks Festival
The Busan Fireworks Festival is a major annual South Korean event featuring large-scale fireworks displays, light shows, and cultural performances over the waters near Gwangalli Beach.
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D.
Lantern Festival
The Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese celebration marking the end of Lunar New Year festivities, featuring lantern displays, riddle games, and communal gatherings.
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E.
Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival
The Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival is a famously intense Taiwanese folk celebration known for its massive “beehive” firework racks that shower participants with rockets for good luck and protection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Year celebration
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annual event ⓘ fireworks display ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Taipei New Year fireworks
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Taipei 101 New Year’s Eve celebration
Taipei City Government ⓘ |
| attracts |
international tourists
ⓘ
large local crowds ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
Taiwan television networks
ⓘ
international news channels ⓘ |
| cityDistrict | Xinyi District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateContext | subtropical winter weather ⓘ |
| country |
Taiwan, Province of China
ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
|
| coveredBy |
global media
ⓘ
international news agencies ⓘ |
| environmentalConcerns |
air pollution from fireworks
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noise pollution ⓘ |
| estimatedDuration | several minutes ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
countdown clock display
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light show on Taipei 101 façade ⓘ music-synchronized fireworks ⓘ pyrotechnic show ⓘ |
| hasTransportationAccess |
Taipei bus network
ⓘ
surface form:
Taipei City bus network
Taipei Metro Xinyi Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| launchedFrom | Taipei 101 ⓘ |
| location | Taipei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainVenue | Taipei 101 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
iconic images of Taipei skyline
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integration of building lighting and fireworks ⓘ use of skyscraper as launch platform ⓘ |
| occursOn |
New Year’s Day midnight
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New Year’s Eve ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Taipei City Government ⓘ |
| partOf |
Taipei New Year fireworks
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Taipei New Year’s Eve festivities
|
| peakCrowdTime | late evening of December 31 ⓘ |
| relatedTo | New Year fireworks in other world cities ⓘ |
| safetyManagedBy |
Police Department, Taipei City Government
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surface form:
Taipei City Police Department
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| safetyMeasures |
crowd control barriers
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traffic restrictions around Taipei 101 ⓘ |
| startYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | midnight ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+8 ⓘ |
| viewingAreas |
Elephant Mountain hiking trail
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Keelung River riverside parks ⓘ Xinyi commercial district ⓘ
surface form:
Xinyi shopping district
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Taipei New Year fireworks Description of subject: The Taipei New Year fireworks are a famous annual pyrotechnic display launched from Taipei 101 to celebrate the New Year, attracting large crowds and global media coverage.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Taipei 101 New Year’s Eve celebration
this entity surface form:
Taipei New Year’s Eve festivities