TAIWAN | Tuesday, 2 July 2013 | Views [478]
The 'Beehives', as they're called, are racks made of wood or metal. Some are small and carried by two people while others are huge wheeled apparatus. All of them are filled with hundreds of bottle rockets. A number of them store large amounts of fireworks on the top which are set off vertically in the air either to create a monstrous bang or a feast for the eyes. Once the majority of the rockets are fired, the racks need to be cleared with water. There are always some unignited rockets left which may suddenly decide to launch on their own. These are very dangerous as the crowd has expected the 'beehive' to come to rest.
