The race for Taipei mayor is heating up. Democratic Progressive Party candidate Puma Shen canvassed for votes at a night market in Zhongshan District, where enthusiastic support from those present was a positive sign for his campaign.

• On the evening of the 25th, Shen visited the Shuangcheng Street night market in Zhongshan District to solicit votes from vendors and members of the public.
• Despite the poor weather, supporters still gathered to ask for autographs and photos, among them volunteers who had taken part in flood relief work in Hualien.
• An elderly resident compiled material on Tokyo's underground flood detention basins and handed it to him as a reference for his flood prevention platform.
• The "Cheer for Taipei" donation reward package launched by his campaign team sold out within 20 minutes of going on sale.

Outlook: Shen is expected to keep up an intensive schedule of street canvassing and may incorporate flood prevention and water management into his municipal policy platform.