Hohaiyan Rock Festival

Rock festival in Bali, New Taipei, Taiwan

Hohaiyan Rock Festival

Genre| Rock
Location(s)| Fulong Beach, Gongliao, New Taipei, Taiwan
Years active| 2000–2019

The Hohaiyan Rock Festival (traditional Chinese: 貢寮國際海洋音樂祭; simplified Chinese: 贡寮国际海洋音乐祭; pinyin: Gòngliáo Guójì Hǎiyáng Yīnyuèjì) was an annual Taiwan rock music festival held in Fulong Beach, Gongliao District, New Taipei, Taiwan.[1][2]

## Names

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The name "Hohaiyan" came from the historical fact that Taiwan is an island surrounded by sea and waves. Taiwanese aborigines heard the wave sound coming to shore with a melody of "ho-hai-yan", thus "Hohaiyan" ever since has signified waves and oceans to them.[3]

## History

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This free music event first started in 2000 on 15 July.[4]

Because the festival was inactive from 2020-2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the decision was made to terminate the festival in 2023.[5]

## Performers

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Cui Jian performing at the 2007 Hohaiyan Rock Festival

### Taiwan

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Notable musicians from Taiwan have performed in this concert, such as Mayday.

### Outside Taiwan

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Many from outside Taiwan have also performed, such as Baseball from Australia, Canada, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Nepal, Malaysia, Singapore, Switzerland, United States etc.[6]

## Transportation

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People going for Hohaiyan Rock Festival at Fulong Station.

The concert venue is accessible within walking distance from TRA Fulong Station.

## See also

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* Fulong Beach
* Music of Taiwan
* Culture of Taiwan
* List of music festivals in Taiwan

## References

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1. ^ Phipps, Gavin (15 July 2005). "Spot the star at Ho-Hai-Yan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
2. ^ Woodworth, Max (14 July 2003). "Monkey Insane tops the charts at Ho-Hai-Yan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2013-06-10.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. ^ "Gongliao Fulong Hohaiyan Rock Festival". Taiwan.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-08-23. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
5. ^ "New Taipei Gongliao music festival terminated". focustaiwan.tw. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2013-06-10.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

## External links

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* Hohaiyan Rock Festival on Facebook
* 2011 Hohaiyan Rock Festival[usurped]
* 2013 Hohaiyan Rock Festival