Taiwan's tourism recovery? Scenes of crowds on "Kenting Street" surface, netizens exclaim: Could this be AI?
- byVic

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The "Taiwan Festival" was grandly held on Kenting Street, attracting about 40,000 music fans, resulting in a crowded scene that left local shops in awe. The event lasted for three days, featuring nearly a hundred bands performing on five major stages, including the popular band "Mango Jam" among others. Photos show the entire street filled with tourists, and netizens were amazed by this phenomenon, questioning whether it was AI-generated.
“Taiwan Festival” event had a grand opening, with crowds bustling on Kenting Street. (Photo / sourced from Hengchun Chen Seafood Restaurant Facebook)
The “Taiwan Festival” is being held over three days at Kenting Dawan Recreation Area, and on the first day of the Qingming long weekend, it attracted 40,000 music fans, creating a lively atmosphere, turning Kenting Street into a sea of people. Local businesses shared lively scenes from last night on social media, with photos showing the entire street packed, prompting many netizens to exclaim, “Is this an AI-generated image?”
This event features five main stages and performances by a hundred bands. According to statistical data from Chunghwa Telecom, the number of attendees reached 40,000 at the moment the event started. The first day's performances were kicked off by popular music group “Mango Jam,” followed by exciting acts from Golden Melody Award winners “VH,” the well-known Japanese band “DOES,” and the Golden Melody Award Best Band “Blood Meat Juice Machine,” among others.
Locally, “Hengchun Chen Seafood Restaurant” posted a photo on its Facebook page taken at 6:50 PM on the 3rd, describing the situation as “so busy that I can only post pictures now, a night full of youthful energy.” In the photo, the entire Kenting Street appears almost completely filled with tourists, creating a spectacular scene.
Many netizens shared this scene on the Threads platform, exclaiming, “The crowd on Kenting Street is truly astonishing, there are just so many people!” This amazing scene sparked enthusiastic discussions among people, with some leaving comments saying, “This really isn’t AI, right? Oh my gosh, is this real?!” Others expressed joy in seeing so many people, saying, “It really feels like it’s been a long time since I last came here!” Some netizens also mentioned, “Accommodations in Kenting have always been a bit expensive” and “It’s probably due to the Taiwan Festival event these days,” while the original poster emphasized, “This is not AI, but the real scene!”
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