China Media Group (CMG) has teamed up with Shenzhen's landmark buildings to launch a specially designed APEC-themed light show, illuminating the city's skyline every evening from 19:30 to 21:30 for four consecutive days starting Wednesday.
The facades of the city's skyrising landmarks scroll striking visual messages under the night sky, attracting many visitors.
The light show is part of CMG's effort to greet the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting taking place in Shenzhen on November 18-19.
China Media Group lights up Shenzhen skyline for APEC meetings
A China-developed small and medium-sized solar-powered drone, the "Light Cavalry," successfully completed its maiden flight in northwest China on Wednesday, according to the China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
The drone is a commercial-grade, all-electric aircraft powered solely by solar energy. Measuring 3.2 meters long and featuring an eight-meter wingspan, it has a maximum designed endurance of 30 hours.
The development team said the drone was designed to be green, energy-saving, low-cost and suitable for rapid mass production. Its main advantages include long flight time, rapid deployment and easy maintenance and support.
The drone fills a gap in China's commercial market for small and medium-sized all-electric low-altitude aircraft capable of long endurance, lower cost and large-area operations, the developers added.
It is expected to be used for long-distance pipeline inspection, inspection of major water conservancy facilities, land surveying and natural resource surveys, rapid disaster-area inspection, and large-area monitoring.
China's solar-powered drone completes maiden flight, filling commercial gap
