In Taiwan, flying heads, hopping vampires star in ghastly exhibition


By AGENCY

Visitors posing for photographs in front of an art installation during the 'Ghosts And Hells' exhibition at the Tainan Art Museum in Tainan. Photo: AFP

Hopping vampires from China and disembodied flying heads and organs from Thailand have enticed hordes of people to an exhibition in Taiwan, scandalising religious groups who have called for the show's cancellation.

Ticket sales had to be temporarily suspended twice on opening day to avoid overcrowding inside the Tainan Art Museum on the island's south-western coast, with thousands waiting in line for a chance to see the gory display.

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