Man-made moons celebrate upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival

China Plus Published: 2017-09-29 19:18:43
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Mid-Autumn Festival is the second grandest festival in China after the Chinese New Year. It's also called the Moon Festival, as the moon is at its roundest and brightest. As the festival draws near, man-made moons have been appearing across China. This man-made moon is about 4 meters in diameter in east China's Zhejiang Province on Sept 28, 2017. [Photo: IC]

Mid-Autumn Festival is the second grandest festival in China after the Chinese New Year. It's also called the Moon Festival, as the moon is at its roundest and brightest. As the festival draws near, man-made moons have been appearing across China. This giant seven-meter-wide glowing sculpture of the moon can be found in the Museum of the Moon in Hong Kong.

The moon was created by British artist Luke Jerram, and is at Lee Tung Avenue in Hong Kong.

Big celebrations take place in Hong Kong for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Mid-Autumn Festival is the second grandest festival in China after the Chinese New Year. It's also called the Moon Festival, as the moon is at its roundest and brightest. As the festival draws near, man-made moons have been appearing across China. This man-made moon is about 4 meters in diameter in east China's Zhejiang Province on Sept 28, 2017. [Photo: IC]

This man-made moon is about 4 meters in diameter in east China's Zhejiang Province on Sept 28, 2017. [Photo: IC]

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