🐒 The Ironic Clash of Urban Aesthetics: Taipei's 'Blessing Monkey' V.S. Mainland's 'Kangkang Monkey' — Challenging Ko Wen-je's Aesthetic Sense

This article satirically discusses the design controversy of Taipei Lantern Festival's main lantern 'Blessing Monkey' and compares it with China's Spring Festival mascot 'Kangkang.' The author references then-Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je's comment that 'Taiwan cities lack urban aesthetics,' using irony to mock that the city government produced this main lantern that caused a social uproar. The article concludes with 'Taiwanese and mainland designers both hate monkeys' and invites readers to choose or share with Mayor Ko Wen-je, thereby criticizing Taipei's urban design aesthetics problem.