BEIJING, Sept. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the most popular traditions associated with Mid-Autumn Festival is the legend of Chang'e who, to prevent her husband's apprentice Peng Meng from stealing an elixir of immortality, consumes it herself and flies to the moon. The earliest complete account of this legend is contained in the 2nd century BC philosophical text, Huainanzi. The work, a collection of essays based on scholarly debates held at the court of Liu An, Prince of Huainan, also contains the first systematic record of the jieqi – the 24 Solar Terms observed in China since ancient times to predict changes in the weather and guide farming.
As the host city of this year's CMG Mid-Autumn Festival Gala, Huainan is drawing on its rich heritage to create a memorable evening of celebration and family reunion. Lying on the banks of the Huaihe River in Anhui Province, the city offers a delightful and romantic setting for an evening of music and entertainment beneath a full moon. Performances will also use cutting-edge technology in the form of AI, robotics and drones to reimagine Mid-Autumn traditions for a worldwide audience.
Among the evening's highlights will be British singer Sarah Brightman duetting with China's own Zhou Shen on The Music of the Night; and a performance of Clair De Lune and May We All Be Blessed with Longevity by pipa virtuoso Fang Jinlong, Croatian cellist Ana Rucner and German pianist Oskar Roman Jezior. Also making an appearance will be two of the stars of China's latest box-office hit Dear You – Li Sitong and Wu Shaoqing.
Celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, Mid-Autumn Festival has for centuries brought families and loved ones together. In Chinese culture, the full moon is a symbol of reunion and shared longing – an image that also speaks to a universal sense of romance and connection.
The 2026 CMG Mid-Autumn Festival Gala will be broadcast worldwide from Huainan at 8 p.m. Beijing time on September 25.
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Sydney psychologist and 2026 AusMumpreneur Thought Leader finalist Dr Amanda Mullin says workplaces need to move from awareness to practical action.
SYDNEY, Sept. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Australian workplaces need to move beyond neurodiversity awareness and give managers practical tools to support neurodivergent employees, says clinical psychologist Dr Amanda Mullin.
Dr Mullin, founder of Mindworx Psychology and workplace training brand Think Differently, has worked with HR, learning and development and leadership teams at organisations including KPMG, Adobe, ACMA and Woolworths.
She says too much workplace neurodiversity training still focuses on awareness, posters and one-off staff sessions, without addressing what managers need to do differently in their day-to-day work. It was the conversations that followed her own awareness sessions that showed her where organisations get stuck - often raising questions about why a high-performing employee might also struggle with communication difficulties or team conflict.
"Awareness is only the starting point. The real question is what happens on Monday morning when a manager has a neurodivergent employee in their team," Dr Mullin said.
"Do they know how to communicate clearly, structure meetings differently, provide useful feedback and make reasonable adjustments?
"That is where organisations need to focus their training."
"They haven't suddenly become less capable — the demands have changed, and the support may need to change too." Dr Mullin, who has ADHD herself, created Think Differently to translate psychological expertise into practical workplace strategies, including how meetings are structured, how instructions are communicated and how performance is managed.
Her programs are designed for HR and leadership teams, with the aim of giving managers skills they can apply immediately.
Dr Amanda Mullin won Gold Awards for thought leader of the year and wellbeing business of the year at the Ausmumpreneur Awards.
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Workplace neurodiversity training is stuck at 'awareness', says psychologist Dr Amanda Mullin
