Colorful activities held across China to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival

People across China celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival on Friday with a wide variety of activities, honoring folk traditions and family reunion.

In Tongling City, east China's Anhui Province, the Liqiao Water Town is decked out in festive decorations.

Visitors strolled through the Mid-Autumn Festival fair, watched folk performances, and immersed themselves in the vibrant and festive atmosphere.

In Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, more than 60,000 pots of chrysanthemums representing over 100 varieties are on display.

Locals and tourists wandered through the sea of flowers, soaking in the Mid-Autumn Festival atmosphere amidst the vibrant autumn scenery.

Friday marks the 10th anniversary of the complete installation of China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world's largest single-dish and most sensitive radio telescope, in southwest China's Guizhou Province.

And the FAST scenic area in Guizhou's Pingtang County is seeing a surge in visitors amid the festival.

The Pinglu Canal in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is celebrating its first Mid-Autumn Festival since opening to navigation.

People took boat tours to enjoy the scenery along this landmark engineering project.

In Lijia Village, Nanchang City of east China's Jiangxi Province, people gathered to celebrate family reunion.

The local custom of pagoda burning during the Mid-Autumn Festival, passed down through generations, symbolizes peace year after year and a prosperous life.

In Beijing's Chaoyang Park, a variety of light shows treated residents and tourists to an audiovisual feast blending oriental aesthetics with international flair.

Shanghai's Yuyuan Garden kicked off its intangible cultural heritage music festival, drawing crowds of residents and tourists.

In Zigong City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, a lantern show took place as scheduled.

In Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, dazzling light shows and fireworks illuminated the night sky, creating a vibrant festive atmosphere.

The 48th escort task group of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy arrived at the Yangon Port on Thursday afternoon, starting a five-day goodwill visit to Myanmar.

More than 300 people, including staff members from the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar, representatives of the local Chinese community, as well as officers and soldiers from Myanmar's military forces, welcomed the fleet at the dock.

Composed of the guided-missile destroyer Tangshan, the guided-missile frigate Daqing and the comprehensive supply ship Taihu, the task group set sail for escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia on Oct. 11, 2025.

After recently completing its missions in the Gulf of Aden and setting off on its return to China, the task group paid a visit to Bangladesh and is now starting its visit to Myanmar.