CGTN celebrates the New Year with drones in Guangzhou

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Canton Tower, one of the most well-known landmarks of Guangzhou City in southern China’s Guangdong Province, celebrated the New Year with not only colorful lights but also a unique drone show.

Over 300 drones took off in the formation of CGTN (China Global Television Network) to welcome the 2018 Lunar New Year – The Year of Dog – at midnight on Wednesday.

The drone show is part of the city’s new global New Year Flower Fair show, called “When Guangzhou meets Paris."

The Canton Tower is nicknamed as "slim waist" by Chinese netizens. /Photo via VCG

As the drones flew around the city's iconic Canton tower, thousands of miles away, the Eiffel Tower in Paris also held a light show to celebrate the Chinese New Year. DJs, along with musicians from China and France presented a music show at the Grand Palais in Paris as well.

CGTN live streamed the visual feast on both its TV channels and app at 12 a.m. BJT. Click the link below to replay.

Canton Tower had been lit up ahead of the Spring Festival on Monday, with a stunning light show made up of more than 700 beam lamps and 30 laser lamps, accompanied by Cantonese folk music.

Canton Tower, a TV tower famous as "slim waist" among Chinese netizens, was seen sparkling under the backdrop of the city's skyline. The city square in Zhujiang New Town, high-rise buildings, and bridges along the Pearl River were also illuminated, adding to the festive atmosphere.

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