A Candle Night event was held at the World Press Photo Exhibition 2007 "Nice Society" in Taipei, Taiwan on June 23, 2007. The event was organized by the Neo-Inspiration to Cherish the Earth Society in Taiwan.

The World Press Photo Exhibition 2007 is a collection of 200 photos representing delight, anger, sorrow, and pleasure taken by journalists and photographers from around the world. At the exhibition site, the event organizer explained the concept of "Candle Night" and lights were turned off for 10 to 20 minutes with one-hour interval. About 300 participants enjoyed a marathon music concert in the candlelight. The participants then wrote their plans to turn off the lights--when and how. Later, they would receive a reminder from the organizer by e-mail showing their plans.

Koji Sakurai, an organizing member of the events, told us, "We held Candle Night events in the summer and winter of 2006. They were music events, and many musicians joined, attracting a large audience. However, these events used electric power, and it was difficult for us to explain the principal of Candle Night to such a large audience. Therefore, we reconsidered the way of our Candle Night event. We didn't use electric-powered microphone this year, and made a scaled-down event. We felt closer to the participants, and I think our message reached them this time and we could focus on the principle of Candle Night, 'to turn off the lights.' We have received favorable messages from the participants, and some say, 'Please let me know if I can help you in some way.'" Sakurai said that his group plans another event on the winter solstice this year.

Their event is seen at the following website: http://www.candle-night.org.tw/ (Only in Mandarin)