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

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Taipei’s most respected Mayor Ko Wen-je visited Japan not long ago, and I heard him tell friends in the media that Taiwan cities simply lack a sense of urban aesthetics.

Shortly after Mayor Ko delivered this profound statement, Taipei City Government released a promotional video online featuring a giant lantern sculpture named Blessing Monkey, which as this year’s main light for the Taipei Lantern Festival, stirred significant waves through Taiwanese society.

Wow, the main light!!!

The giant main light representing Taiwan’s face to the world, one year once !!!

All I can say is that both Taiwanese and mainland designers hate monkeys.

Everyone, which one is cuter and more appealing—this year’s mainland Spring Festival-designed Kangkang versus our Blessing Monkey?

If you hate both, please share this article with our most respected Mayor Ko Wen-je to let him choose himself!!!

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