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The 2022 Nantou Lantern Festival, which lasts for nearly one month, has attracted more than 3 million tourists. During the event, it is conservatively estimated that more than 1.1 billion worth of derived consumption were generated, with an overall satisfaction rate as high as 96%. On the evening of the 20th, County Magistrate Lin Ming-Chen presided over the closing ceremony of the lantern festival and the sedan bonus draw of the FunNantou event on the main stage, and announced the closing of the Nantou Lantern Festival, saying that he looks forward to the same festival on January 14 next year. Witnessed by a lawyer, Magistrate Lin also drew the lucky winner of the bonus sedan through live streaming. The winner was Mr. Li, a resident of Caotun Township. Magistrate Lin called him to congratulate on the spot. Mr. Li said that he has made purchases in Nantou and completed the registration since the beginning of the FunNantou event, with an amount of as high as tens of thousands of NT$. Li was very happy to be able to win a sedan. In addition to the sedan, Legislator Hsu Shu-Hua, Councilman Chang Chia-Che, Hung Hao-Yuan, Secretary-General Hung Jui-Chih of the county government and other guests also drew four winners of NT$ 500,000, 300,000, 200,000 and 100,000, respectively, as well as dozens of 3C prizes, home appliances and surprise gifts. County Magistrate Lin also presented a certificate of appreciation to companies, religious groups and communities for sponsoring the amazing lantern festival. County Magistrate Lin said that innovative ideas for the Nantou Lantern Festival were brought up every year. Through the year-by-year event management, the festival combines local tourism and creative elements every year. During the process of seeking new ideas and changes, the hardware and software in the venue were also upgraded. In addition, in order to combine tradition and innovation, proper materials are acquired, so that the two can be in harmony and create the only large-scale compound lantern festival in Taiwan, which will continue to bring considerable benefits to Nantou and enrich the place with diverse experiences, as well as making Nantou a well-known place as the tourism capital of Taiwan. The county government will organize the 2023 Nantou Lantern Festival, so stay tuned. Lin also said that this year’s event has reached a new peak. As of the 20th, the total amount of registered receipt has exceeded NT$ 540 million, and the accumulative number of registered consumption was 2.04 million. During the one-month lantern festival, in addition to the boost of the economic benefits in neighboring towns and cities, the business of the stalls around the Savor & Nantou exhibition were also very hot. Some businesses even achieved NT$ 500,000 or even NT$ 1 million in sales, which was remarkable, demonstrating the considerable benefits of the lantern festival.