Full moon seen across China on Mid-Autumn Festival

09:29, September 14, 2019

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  Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration in China

  A woman in Han-style costume holds a rabbit, a traditional icon of Mid-Autumn Festival, in a museum of Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 13, 2019. (Photos:Xinhua)A citizen takes photos of the illuminated Jiefang Bridge on the Haihe River in Tianjin, north China, Sept. 13, 2019. A light show was staged here to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival on Friday.Fireworks celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival lights up the sky in Macao, south China on Sept. 13, 2019.People view lanterns at a lantern fair celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival at Victoria Park in Hong Kong, south China, Sept. 13, 2019.A boy views lanterns at a lantern fair celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival at Victoria Park in Hong Kong, south China, Sept. 13, 2019.People view lanterns at a lantern fair celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival at Victoria Park in Hong Kong, south China, Sept. 13, 2019.People in Han-style costumes take a selfie in a museum of Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 13, 2019. People dressed in traditional Han-style costumes to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.Photo taken on Sept. 12, 2019 shows the solar tower of Shanghai Planetarium in Shanghai, east China. Shanghai Planetarium, which is expected to open in 2021, was illuminated for the first time to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.Giant panda Tuantuan eats skewered fruits and vegetables at Taipei Zoo in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Sept. 13, 2019. Moon cakes and skewered fruits and vegetables were specially made by the staff of Taipei Zoo for giant pandas to celebrate the the Mid-Autumn Festival.Children make a lantern at an activity to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 13, 2019. Children took part in various activities including handicrafts and moon cake making to enjoy the traditional Chinese festival on Friday.Children learn to make mooncakes at an activity to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 13, 2019. C...

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  Giant pandas enjoy mooncakes, skewered fruits, vegetables in Taipei

  Giant panda Tuantuan eats skewered fruits and vegetables at Taipei Zoo in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Sep 13, 2019. Mooncakes and skewered fruits and vegetables were specially made by the staff of Taipei Zoo for giant pandas to celebrate the the Mid-Autumn Festival.

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  Moments of the week (9/9-9/15/2019)

  A handout photo released on Friday by ESO's VISTA telescope reveals a remarkable image of the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of our nearest galactic neighbors. VISTA has been surveying the galaxy and its sibling, the Small Magellanic Cloud, as well as their surroundings in detail. (Photo: VCG)Jack Ma performs on stage at a function to mark the 20th anniversary of the Alibaba Group in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, on Tuesday. Ma officially stepped down as group chairman of Alibaba Tuesday, handing over the position to company CEO Daniel Zhang. (Photo: Xinhua)Dancers perform at the opening ceremony of the 24th World Energy Congress (WEC) in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi on Monday. (Photo: VCG)A mahout sits between elephants in festivities marking the annual harvest festival of Onam, at a temple on the outskirts of Kochi, India, on Saturday. (Photo: VCG)Tourists flock to Yuanming Yuan, also known as the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival on Friday. To recreate the ancient and royal celebrations of the festival, several sites were built in the palace, including a giant moon-themed shooting site, the Yellow Flower site, the Lunar Light Corridor, and the Lantern DIY experience area to offer visitors a genuine experience. (Photo: VCG)New York's annual Tribute in Light illuminated the sky on Tuesday night, sending beams of light into the air to commemorate the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attack. (Photo: VCG)As the weather cools down and autumn crops start to grow, the harvest season arrives in many parts of China. Farmers at a cultivation site in Hefei City, east China’s Anhui Province, pick gorgon fruit on Monday. (Photo: VCG)Sheep counting ceremony in Zhexia Township, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Wednesday. (Photo: Xinhua)A boy carries a bucket of red peppers on a sunny day in Gaziantep, Turkey on Thursday. After red peppers are separated from their stems, workers spread them on the ground to dry and ...

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  All-Breed Championship Dog Show in the Philippines

  A Shih Tzu dog is groomed during the All-Breed Championship Dog Show in Marikina City, the Philippines, Sept. 14, 2019. Hundreds of dogs of various breeds competed in the All-Breed Championship Dog Show. (Photos: Xinhua) A Chow Chow dog is groomed during the All-Breed Championship Dog Show in Marikina City, the Philippines, Sept. 14, 2019. Hundreds of dogs of various breeds competed in the All-Breed Championship Dog Show.A Chow Chow dog is groomed during the All-Breed Championship Dog Show in Marikina City, the Philippines, Sept. 14, 2019. Hundreds of dogs of various breeds competed in the All-Breed Championship Dog Show.A Shih Tzu dog is groomed during the All-Breed Championship Dog Show in Marikina City, the Philippines, Sept. 14, 2019. Hundreds of dogs of various breeds competed in the All-Breed Championship Dog Show.A Shih Tzu dog is groomed during the All-Breed Championship Dog Show in Marikina City, the Philippines, Sept. 14, 2019. Hundreds of dogs of various breeds competed in the All-Breed Championship Dog Show.A Chow Chow dog is groomed during the All-Breed Championship Dog Show in Marikina City, the Philippines, Sept. 14, 2019. Hundreds of dogs of various breeds competed in the All-Breed Championship Dog Show.Golden Retrievers compete during the All-Breed Championship Dog Show in Marikina City, the Philippines, Sept. 14, 2019. Hundreds of dogs of various breeds competed in the All-Breed Championship Dog Show.A Shih Tzu dog is groomed during the All-Breed Championship Dog Show in Marikina City, the Philippines, Sept. 14, 2019. Hundreds of dogs of various breeds competed in the All-Breed Championship Dog Show.