About 1,180 illuminated drones took part in a dazzling show Thursday evening in Guangzhou, part of a welcome gala for the Fortune Global Forum being held in the capital city of China’s southern Guangdong Province. /Weibo Photo

The show lasted eight minutes and the glittering drones configured themselves in multiple formations, displaying words like “fortune” and “hello”; shapes like a flower and a ship and many other formations. /Weibo Photo

The impressive drone brigade, all manufactured in Guangzhou, smashed an earlier Guinness world record that was also set in the city when 1,000 drones performed in an orchestrated light show, Guangzhou Daily reports. /Weibo Photo

The 2017 Fortune Global Forum kicked off in Guangzhou on December 6. /Weibo Photo

The three-day international event will create a valuable opportunity for the CEOs of the world’s biggest multinational companies—the Fortune Global 500—to actively engage with China and its leaders from both business and government. /Weibo Photo