Whimsy on every corner of Taichung this holiday season

Whimsy on every corner of Taichung this holiday season

2025-12-24

To bask in festive spirits of the year-end holiday season, Taichung has added touches of whimsy in popular landmarks. For example, the dinosaurs on several pedestrian lights now sport a Santa hat and offer a present during the green light. The seasonal Parklane Christmas market in the same area also recreated a snowy winter wonderland to visitors’ delight.

Chang Chiao-I
FTV reporter
Pedestrian lights along Taichung’s Calligraphy Greenway all have a little dinosaur, to accompany everyone crossing the road. Recently, the dinos appear quite different.

It huffs and puffs during the red light, and offers a gift on green. Look closely, and you’ll see that it’s also wearing a Santa hat.

Member of public
Passing by Calligraphy Greenway
It’s wearing a Christmas hat. Very creative.

Member of public
Passing by Calligraphy Greenway
My kid loved it when I first brought them here to see it. They were like, “Wow! The dinosaur is walking!” It shows up with a present on green light. Before, it was only a plain dinosaur whether it’s red light or green light.

For the festive season, Taichung’s Transportation Bureau had the pedestrian lights’ cartoon characters wear seasonal accessories, including the dinosaurs and the Calligraphy Greenway puppy. The annual Parklane Christmas market also features a 7m-tall Christmas tree that “snows” every nightime hour starting at 6 p.m.

Member of public
Passing by Calligraphy Greenway
It’s really pretty. It feels like we’re covered in snow. Even though the weather’s really warm, it looks like it’s really cold. I like it.

The same festive spirit can be experienced at the main station, where an 18m-tall Christmas tree stands proudly, surrounded by lanterns of endearing Sumikko Gurashi characters.

Whimsy is everywhere in Taichung this winter, delighting both locals and visitors alike.

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#holidayseason #christmas #xmas #holidays #festive #yule #saturnalia #solinvictus #rauhnächte #happyholidays

台中市交通局攜手科博館行人號誌小恐龍"換上耶誕裝"

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迎接耶誕節到來，台中市政府交通局，攜手國立自然科學博物館，將科博館周邊行人號誌燈上的小恐龍，通通帶上可愛耶誕帽。而在附近的草悟道聖誕村，也放了7公尺高的雪白耶誕樹，定時會有夢幻的飄雪動態秀，讓台中市街頭，充滿濃濃耶誕氣氛!

[[民視記者張喬羿]]
“台中勤美(草悟道)周邊的紅綠燈，都有小恐龍，陪著大家一起過馬路，不過最近，恐龍變得不太一樣”

紅燈冒火生氣，綠燈瞬間息怒，變出一個禮物盒，仔細一看，恐龍頭上還戴了小小耶誕帽。

[[民眾]]
“有戴聖誕帽，很好的創意”

[[民眾]]
“剛開始他(小朋友)來看的時候，他很喜歡，說有恐龍在走路耶，綠燈是一個禮物啊，之前是紅燈、綠燈都是恐龍”

為了迎接耶誕節，台中市交通局原先紅綠燈上的小恐龍及草悟道小狗，通通換上耶誕裝扮，而附近的勤美草悟聖誕村，也放置了一棵整整7公尺高的耶誕樹，每天晚間6點開始，到整點就會開始飄雪。

[[民眾]]
“很漂亮，就是有很厚的雪的感覺，雖然天氣很熱，但看起來很冷，喜歡”

作為門面的台中火車站，當然也不能落後，高達18公尺的耶誕樹，搭配超萌卡通角色角落生物，立刻成為拍照打卡新地標。

台中各個角落，充滿耶誕氣氛，民眾走在路上，或許就能發現一些耶誕限定小巧思。

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