I happen to be in Taipei during the time of the Lantern Festival, which follows Chinese New Year by a couple of weeks. On Friday night I took the subway to Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall and Civic Plaza where the festivities took place. 
Special stage shows were taking place along with a light and fountain show every half hour. The night was foggy with some drizzle, and the low clouds were obscuring the Taipei 101 building in the background to various levels throughout the evening.
This is the year of dragon, so many lanterns were dragon themes. Many of the local community groups and schools put together very elaborate displays with multiple lanterns. All of the lanterns were lit internally, and some included choreographed lighting making the lanterns appear to come alive. It was a fun evening in Taipei.
On Saturday, I went down to the original site of the 2011 Flora Expo, which is still open as a public park. Many of the buildings are still there, but some of the smaller venues have been removed. Also, some of the gardens are being maintained, although not to level they were during the Flora Expo.
An old soccer stadium is now a partially enclosed auditorium. In the open area, the seating area have been turned into a large planting area filled with flowers and plants
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