Light shows held across China to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival

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Provinces and cities across China celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival on Tuesday by holding dazzling light shows.

For thousands of years, the festival has been observed on the 15th day of the eighth month on the Chinese lunar calendar, when the moon is believed to be at its fullest and brightest. The traditional festival celebrates the full moon as a symbol of good harvest, family reunion, good luck and unity.

A light show celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival illuminates the night sky in Tianjin Municipality, north China, September 21, 2021. /CFP

Night scenery during the Mid-Autumn Festival in Quanzhou County in Guilin City, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, September 21, 2021. /CFP

The buildings along the Suzhou River are seen lit up in celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival, in Shanghai, September 21, 2021. /CFP

A splendid light show illuminates local landmark buildings in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, September 21, 2021. /CFP

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