CCTV News (News Network): People from all over the world celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival and share a beautiful life in colorful festivals.
The capital Beijing is filled with a festive atmosphere. The giant flower basket "Bless the Motherland" was officially unveiled in Tiananmen Square. The flower bed features a festive flower and fruit basket as the main scene. The basket contains 15 kinds of flowers and 5 kinds of fruits that represent beautiful meanings, symbolizing the abundance of flowers and fruits, and looking forward to the bright future of the "15th Five-Year Plan". The bottom of the flower bed is 45 meters in diameter and is designed with a peony pattern, symbolizing the prosperity of the motherland.
There are also 10 groups of large three-dimensional flower beds with different themes arranged along Chang'an Avenue. Major municipal parks in Beijing have successively launched more than 140 garden activities to enrich the festival cultural life of citizens and tourists.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the intangible cultural heritage performances and experience activities in Danzhai, Guizhou were very popular. Dozens of touring phalanxes sang and danced, demonstrating the golden pheasant dance, Miao batik skills, etc. On the old streets of Yulin, Shaanxi, the Northern Shaanxi Yangko performance was lively and high-pitched. The performers changed their formations from time to time, attracting many tourists to stop and watch. The Tuancheng Scenic Area in Hotan City, Xinjiang welcomes guests from all over the world. When strolling around the old streets, tourists can participate in making moon cakes, orange lanterns, etc. at any time.
On the moonlit night of Mid-Autumn Festival, the lights are shining. In the Qingming Riverside Garden in Kaifeng, Henan, real-life performances and interesting interactions connect scenes of urban life in the Song Dynasty. Visitors can watch and experience the fun of "walking in the painting" while walking around. It is expected that there will be more than 70,000 visitors to the park today (September 26). In Haining, Zhejiang, the intangible cultural heritage activity of Lanterns on the Water uses moonlight and water light as the natural stage, integrating opera, song, dance, and poetry to present an audio-visual feast with the charm of Jiangnan water town to the audience. In Xuan'en, Hubei, citizens and tourists watched live landscape performances on the banks of the Gongshui River and released Kongming lanterns to send their best wishes for family reunion. In Tangmo Ancient Village in Huangshan, Anhui Province, the Huizhou fish lantern performance with a history of more than 800 years has attracted many tourists. The more than 20-meter-long fish lanterns dance dexterously in the night sky, creating a strong festive atmosphere. In Yangzhou, Jiangsu, paper-cutting and velvet flower making have attracted many tourists to observe and experience. The cities in Weifang, Shandong Province use the theme of "When will the bright moon shine? The bright moon will shine brightly on the home and country" and promote traditional culture through multiple forms such as poetry, music and dance, situational dialogues, and guqin chanting.
The flowers are full and the moon is full, and people are reunited. In the historical and cultural district of Xinghua Prefecture, Putian, Fujian, a lively long street banquet was held in full swing. Neighbors, citizens and tourists were enjoying themselves while eating and chatting. On the islands and reefs such as Yongxing Island and Zhaoshu Island in Sansha, Hainan, everyone gathered together to enjoy the moon and talk about reunion.
Hong Kong's Victoria Park recently brought together more than 3,000 lanterns, reflecting the Mid-Autumn Festival theme of "reunion". The traditional folk activity "Dakeng Fire Dragon Dance" was also performed lively on the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The Macau SAR Government held the "Full Moon Samba Night 2026" Mid-Autumn Festival Concert on the 25th. Macau residents and tourists celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival with classic songs such as "Flowers and Full Moon". Holiday lights are also decorated in dozens of places such as Macau's main streets, squares, and parks.
The moon is particularly bright during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and I miss my loved ones even more during the festive season. From the foot of the Tianshan Mountains to the Guanzhong Plain, from border posts to the front lines, in military camps north and south of the motherland, officers and soldiers celebrated this reunion day together in their own way.
