Weekly Photo Challenge: Unexpected

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The Wang Ye Festival in Donggang, Pingtung County, Taiwan.

You’re probably wondering why this boat is on fire.

This image was taken in October 2012 at a Taoist ‘boat burning’ festival in the south of Taiwan. The boat was set alight at around 5 am or so.

Find out more about the Wang Ye Festival: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Ye_worship

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