2026 Wujie Zou Wang (走尪) Road Run Carnival

Every Lantern Festival, Lize Jian in Wujie holds its distinctive traditional "Zou Wang" ritual, an important celebration of the area's eight villages that has been passed down for over a century. This year marks the 200th anniversary of the founding of Yong'an Temple in Lize Jian, and a road run is being held to celebrate. In earlier times, on Lantern Festival day the village men would carry a deity's palanquin to newlywed households to bring blessings and ward off evil and misfortune; during the procession the palanquin was run at speed to drive away evil and disease, with a fire-crossing ritual to pray for peace and health in the new year. Through the long-term promotion of Yong'an Temple, "Zou Wang" has gradually become an important piece of Taiwan's folk cultural heritage, and in recent years it has been combined with road running events to encourage