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September 6, 2026 · Taipei Mechanical Elephants

巨型机械大象夜游台北

Jù xíng jī xiè dà xiàng yè yóu Tái běi

Giant mechanical elephants parade through Taipei at night

法国街头剧团带来的大型户外演出在台北开幕时吸引了大量市民。fǎ guó jiē tóu jù tuán dài lái de dà xíng hù wài yǎn chū zài tái běi kāi mù shí xī yǐn le dà liàng shì mínThe large outdoor performance brought by a French street theater troupe attracted a large number of citizens when it opened in Taipei.9月5日至6日晚间19:14起,三头约4.5米高、约8米长的机械大象参与巡游,队伍从士林集合沿纪和路朝北艺中心方向前进,周边街道和广场成了开放舞台。9 yuè 5 rì zhì 6 rì wǎn jiān 19:14 qǐ sān tóu yuē 4.5 mǐ gāo yuē 8 mǐ cháng de jī xiè dà xiàng cān yù xún yóu duì wǔ cóng shì lín jí hé yán jì hé lù cháo běi yì zhōng xīn fāng xiàng qián jìn zhōu biān jiē dào hé guǎng chǎng chéng le kāi fàng wǔ táiFrom the evening of Sept 5 to 6 starting at 19:14, three mechanical elephants about 4.5 m high and 8 m long participated in the parade; the procession gathered in Shilin and moved along Jihe Road toward the Northern Arts Center, turning nearby streets and plazas into an open stage.

巡游中还有穿着戏服的演员、仿童子军风格的乐队、吹奏与打击乐器,并配合声光效果,营造沉浸式街头戏剧体验。xún yóu zhōng hái yǒu chuān zhuó xì fú de yǎn yuán fǎng tóng zǐ jūn fēng gé de yuè duì chuī zòu yǔ dǎ jī yuè qì bìng pèi hé shēng guāng xiào guǒ yíng zào chén jìn shì jiē tóu xì jù tǐ yànThe parade also featured actors in costumes, a band in a Boy Scout–style uniform, wind and percussion instruments, and sound-and-light effects to create an immersive street-theater experience.整场活动对公众免费开放,采取无围栏的参与方式,鼓励民众走入表演之中。zhěng chǎng huó dòng duì gōng zhòng miǎn fèi kāi fàng cǎi qǔ wú wéi lán de cān yù fāng shì gǔ lì mín zhòng zǒu rù biǎo yǎn zhī zhōngThe entire event was open to the public for free, using an unbarriered participation approach that encouraged people to walk into the performance.

主办单位与警方表示,两晚人潮众多,估计参与人数达数万至十万以上。zhǔ bàn dān wèi yǔ jǐng fā biǎo liǎng wǎn rén cháo zhòng duō gū jì cān yù rén shù dá shù wàn zhì shí wàn yǐ shàngOrganizers and the police said the crowds were large on both nights, estimating participation in the tens of thousands to over a hundred thousand.为维持秩序,市府实施交通管制并建议民众搭乘捷运与大众运输,同时加强警力与人流管控,确保活动安全。wèi wéi chí zhì xù shì fǔ shí shī jiāo tōng guǎn zhì bìng jiàn yì mín zhòng dā chéng jié yùn yǔ dà zhòng yùn shū tóng shí jiā qiáng jǐng lì yǔ rén liú guǎn kòng què bǎo huó dòng ān quánTo maintain order, the city government implemented traffic controls and advised people to take the MRT and public transport, while strengthening police presence and crowd control to ensure event safety.主办方希望这种大型公共演出能为城市留下共同记忆,呼应本地历史与文化脉络。zhǔ bàn fāng xī wàng zhè zhǒng dà xíng gōng gòng yǎn chū néng wèi chéng shì liú xià gòng tóng jì yì hū yìng běn dì lì shǐ yǔ wén huà mài luòThe organizers hope that such large public performances can leave a shared memory for the city and resonate with local history and cultural context.

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