The '''Simple Life Festival''' ({{zh|c=簡單生活節}}) is a cultural event held in Taiwan every two years.<ref name=people>{{cite web|url=http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrbhwb/html/2008-12/10/content_155107.htm |title=人民日报海外版-人民网 |website=Paper.people.com.cn |date=2008-12-10 |accessdate=2016-04-05}}</ref> The festival is initially organized by two Taiwanese musicians: Jonathan Lee and Landy Chang since December, 2006.<ref name=people /> In the Simple Life Festival, its activities consist of music performance, book sharing, creative markets, and so on. In addition to large numbers of performance from singers and bands, the Simple Life Festival also provides a place for local farmers, designers of cloths or goods, and artistic creators to meet with each other.<ref name=taiwan>{{cite web|author=董洁 |url=http://www.taiwan.cn/wh/tp/201012/t20101213_1643920.htm |title=简单生活节：音乐节可以更有文化_中国台湾网 |website=Taiwan.cn |date=2010-12-13 |accessdate=2016-04-05}}</ref> It is a platform for non-profit organizations to express their opinions, following with its goal to capture the most beautiful people and scene in Taiwan.<ref name=taiwan />
==Central belief== “''There is a corner in everyone’s mind dreaming of a simple and natural life. We hope (through the Simple Life Festival) we can aggregate diverse creative elements, and then helps this society to look for innovative industry power.''” – Landy Chang
According to Landy Chang, the Simple Life Festival is not only a music festival; instead, based on the core spirit of music festival, the Simple Life Festival further extends the notion, and covers wider topics. It is composed of multiple concepts, including some international trendy issues, the launch of creative market, downshifting, the thought of doing something you like, and make something you like rewarding.<ref name=taiwan />
==History== {| class="wikitable" |- ! '''Year''' !! '''Theme''' !! '''Place''' |- | 2006 || ‘''Doing something you like, and make something you like rewarding''’ || Taipei |- | 2008 || ''‘Simply Smile’'' || Taipei |- | 2010 || ‘''WE ARE BEAUTIFUL''’ || Taipei |- | 2012 || ‘''WE ARE YOUNG SHOULD BE WILD''’ || Taipei |- | 2014 || ''‘WE WILL’'' || Taipei |- | 2015 || ''‘Simple Life of Wandering in the City’'' || Taichung<ref>{{cite web|url=http://simplelifetw.com |title=2015簡單生活節 | Simplelife 2015 |website=Simplelifetw.com |date=2015-11-30 |accessdate=2016-04-05}}</ref> |- | 2018 || ''‘A Simple Day’'' || Taipei |- | 2020 || ''‘Bye Bye 2020' & 'Let's Fly To Original Dream’'' || Taipei |- | 2023 || ''‘Everything Is Possible’'' || Taipei |}
==Performances==
=== {{anchor|2023}}2nd December 2023 – Huashan 1914 Creative Park === {| class="wikitable" |- !Lumos Stage (光舞台) !Levitate Stage (雲舞台) !Legacy Stage !StreetVoice Stage (街聲舞台) |- |valign="top" align="center" width=185| LÜCY <br />Pei‑Yu Hung <br />Accusefive <br />Naiwen Yang <br />'''Lala Hsu''' |valign="top" align="center" width=185| We Save Strawberries <br />Huang Yuhan <br />Chou Hsiao-Yueh <br />Icyball (zh) <br />Enno Cheng |valign="top" align="center" width=185| ?te x Robot Swing <br />SoulFa <br />A_Root <br />Lao Wang Band <br />Huang Jie <br />Luan Tan-Ah Xiang feat. 孫盛媛 |valign="top" align="center" width=185| Penglai Xianshan <br />Tang Yimei <br />Midnight Midnight <br />oo‑Lâu <br />Bremen Entertainment Inc. <br />wannasleep |}
=== 3rd December 2023 – Huashan 1914 Creative Park === {| class="wikitable" |- !Lumos Stage (光舞台) !Levitate Stage (雲舞台) !Legacy Stage !StreetVoice Stage (街聲舞台) |- |valign="top" align="center" width=185| Jerry Li <br />The Crane <br />Lexie Liu feat. YELLOW <br />Sandee Chan <br />'''Yoasobi''' |valign="top" align="center" width=185| Mango Jump <br />Theseus <br />LINION feat. 劉柏辛 <br />JADE <br />Faye |valign="top" align="center" width=185| The Dinosaur's Skin <br />DSPS <br />ChuNoodle <br />VH (Vast & Hazy) <br />Ma Nien-Hsien <br />Sheng-Xiang Band feat. 米莎 <br />MC HotDog <sup>(as surprise act ImSoBig)</sup> |valign="top" align="center" width=185| Khuann Jit Tsa Am <br />Zhuang Ka Ren <br />{{ill|Yufu (歌手)|zh|Yufu}} <br />Yappy <br />Mong Tong <br />Gummy B |}
==See also== * List of music festivals in Taiwan
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Portal|Taiwan}} {{Festivals in Taiwan}}
==External links== * [http://simplelifetw.com 2015 Simple Life Festival]
Category:Festivals in Taiwan