![The two giant rubber ducks by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman floats on Kaohsiung's Love River Bay. Photo courtesy of the Tourism Bureau of Kaohsiung City Government Jan. 27, 2024](https://imgcdn.cna.com.tw/Eng/WebEngPhotos/800/2024/20240225/800x448_199012572167.jpg)
Kaohsiung, Feb. 25 (CNA) Two giant rubber ducks created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman drew more than 9 million visitors when they bobbed around Kaohsiung's Love River Bay from Jan. 27 -Feb. 25, according to the city government.
The ducks were the centerpiece of the city's 2024 Wonderland festival, which concluded on Sunday.
To mark the end of the festival, a send-off party for the ducks on Sunday evening in the square in front of the Kaohsiung Music Center, featured performances from the Neo-Classical Chamber Ensemble and elementary school concert band.
More than 200,000 people visited Love River Bay each day the ducks were on display, which the city government claimed gave a more than NT$10 billion (US$316.11 million) boost to the local economy.
One of Hofman's 18-meter-tall inflatables made a splash in Taiwan during its tour of Kaohsiung, Taoyuan, and Keelung in 2013.
The sculpture attracted 3.9 million visitors during its 32-day display in Kaohsiung that year.
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