Releasing water lanterns was originally a flourishing activity on Taiwan, but because it was restricted during the Japanese occupation, now only villages in the Hsinchu, Hsinpu, and Taoyuan areas preserve the custom outside of Keelung.
放水燈的活動原本在台灣地區極為盛行，後因日據時代受到限制，至今僅有基隆、新竹新埔地區與桃園一帶少數的村落保有這項儀式。