A show performed by over 800 drones and fireworks illuminated the sky over Wulanmulun Lake in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Saturday evening to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival and the International Children's Day.
Crowds of visitors were intrigued by the stunning activity when the dazzling sparks ignited the night.
The show adopted advanced technologies to improve the staging and achieve smoke-free discharge for environmental protection purposes.
The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, is a traditional Chinese holiday to commemorate ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan from the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.). Celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, the festival falls on May 31 this year.
Hundreds of drones created a pattern of a "dragon boat" to reflect the theme of the festival.
The International Children's Day is celebrated on June 1 every year.
As the Children's Day falls within the 2025 Dragon Boat Festival holiday running from May 31 to June 2, the show also displayed the images of the Chinese Young Pioneers, a national organization for children.
Drone shows, fireworks light up night of Inner Mongolia to celebrate Dragon Boat Festival, Children's Day
Drone shows, fireworks light up night of Inner Mongolia to celebrate Dragon Boat Festival, Children's Day
Drone shows, fireworks light up night of Inner Mongolia to celebrate Dragon Boat Festival, Children's Day
China's summer grain procurement season is set to begin later this month, with the expectation of buying about 100 million tons of wheat during the peak period, roughly the same amount as last year, a national food reserves official said on Thursday.
Summer crops account for more than 20 percent of the country's annual grain output, over 90 percent of which is winter wheat. The peak purchasing season runs from late May to the end of September. This year, the summer grain harvest is expected to start about one week later than usual, with early batches already hitting the market in Hubei and Sichuan provinces.
"Preliminary analysis suggests that wheat purchases during the peak season will reach around 100 million tons, which is about 70 percent of total [wheat] output, basically unchanged from last year," said Luo Shouquan, director of the Food Reserves Department at the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration.
Luo said authorities will step up market analysis and forecasting, and adjust policies as needed. He stressed efforts to facilitate market-oriented purchases, encouraging various buyers to enter the market, and calling on leading state-owned enterprises to take the lead in procurement to boost market confidence.
"A total of 110 million tons of storage capacity has been prepared across the country by far, enough to meet farmers' needs. We will strengthen market monitoring, activate the minimum purchase price mechanism in eligible regions in a timely manner, and coordinate both offline and online channels to ensure orderly purchases and keep the grain market stable," said the official.
China expects some 100 mln tons of wheat in summer procurement
