Burj Khalifa puts on light show to celebrate Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival

The Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building and an iconic feature of the skyline in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Monday put on a light show to mark the Mid-Autumn Festival, one of China's most important traditional holidays.

The Mid-Autumn Festival, taking place annually on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar, is celebrated on Sept. 17 this year.

The two-day light show is themed around the Mid-Autumn Festival myth of the Jade Rabbit, the pet of the Chinese moon goddess Chang'e when she lived in the Moon Palace.

The light show presents the dreamy scenes of the Moon Palace and the agile movement of the Jade Rabbit through animation. The human characters in the animation are designed based on the images of children in traditional Chinese New Year paintings, integrating traditional Chinese art elements and patterns.

The light show fascinated residents and touched many overseas Chinese.

"Being able to see such a beautiful light show at the Burj Khalifa makes us feel that our home and motherland are right beside us even though we are far away from home, it makes us feel very warm," said Hang Fang, an overseas Chinese in the UAE.

This year also marks the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and the UAE. For the iconic Chinese festival and the long-lasting bilateral friendship, the Chinese School Dubai held a celebration event on Sunday, featuring performances of traditional singing and dancing, martial arts, and Chinese calligraphy, as well as interactive activities such as guessing lantern riddles and eating moon cakes.

Burj Khalifa puts on light show to celebrate Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival

China's top political advisor Wang Huning on Monday urged efforts to unite and guide people in the private sector to become pioneers of high-quality development and promoters of common prosperity, thus playing a prominent part in advancing Chinese modernization.

Wang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, made the remarks in Beijing at a seminar marking the 30th anniversary of the Guangcai Program, a public undertaking that aims to unite private entrepreneurs to promote common prosperity.

Hailing the contributions of the program in fronts such as poverty alleviation, rural revitalization and the private sector's development, Wang called for efforts to enhance the Party's overall leadership over the program, deepen the program's reform and innovation, and promote its self-improvement, so that it can yield more fruitful results.

The seminar was presided over by Shi Taifeng, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee.

China's top political advisor urges uniting private sector toward Chinese modernization