People enjoy the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday across China
Tourists take a sightseeing train through paddy fields at a scenic area in Zunhua, north China’s Hebei Province, Sept. 26, 2026. Chinese people are on a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 25 this year. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)
Villagers in traditional costumes perform at Leishan County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Sept. 26, 2026. Chinese people are on a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 25 this year. (Photo by Wu Xianyan/Xinhua)
A drone photo taken on Sept. 25, 2026 shows tourists enjoying a performance in Shiqian County, Tongren City, southwest China’s Guizhou Province. Chinese people are on a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 25 this year. (Photo by Wu Jian/Xinhua)
Folk artists perform a molten iron fireworks show at an ancient town in Luoyang, central China’s Henan Province, Sept. 25, 2026. Chinese people are on a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 25 this year. (Photo by Li Weichao/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 26, 2026 shows people enjoying leisure time on a beach in Lianyungang, east China’s Jiangsu Province. Chinese people are on a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 25 this year. (Photo by Wang Chun/Xinhua)
Motocross enthusiasts ride motorcycles at a motocross track during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday in Luoyang, central China’s Henan Province, Sept. 26, 2026. Chinese people are on a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 25 this year. (Photo by Li Weichao/Xinhua)
Children watch robots dancing at the Yangzhou Science and Technology Museum in Yangzhou, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Sept. 26, 2026. Chinese people are on a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 25 this year. (Photo by Meng Delong/Xinhua)
Tourists visit the Geyuan Garden in Yangzhou, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Sept. 26, 2026. Chinese people are on a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 25 this year. (Photo by Qi Liguang/Xinhua)
Tourists enjoy leisure time amid sunflowers at a scenic area in Zunhua, north China’s Hebei Province, Sept. 26, 2026. Chinese people are on a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 25 this year. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)
Tourists pose for a photo amid flowers in Kaili, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Sept. 26, 2026. Chinese people are on a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 25 this year. (Photo by Cai Xingwen/Xinhua)
People enjoy leisure time during a music festival in Shijiazhuang, north China’s Hebei Province, Sept. 25, 2026. Chinese people are on a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 25 this year. (Photo by Zhang Xiaofeng/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 26, 2026 shows people enjoying leisure time on a beach in Lianyungang, east China’s Jiangsu Province. Chinese people are on a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 25 this year. (Photo by Wang Chun/Xinhua)
Tourists experience making “ciba”, a round-shaped glutinous rice cake, in Jinyun Village, Beibei District, southwest China’s Chongqing, Sept. 25, 2026. Chinese people are on a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 25 this year. (Photo by Qin Tingfu/Xinhua)
People read books at a library in Lianyungang, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Sept. 26, 2026. Chinese people are on a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 25 this year. (Photo by Geng Yuhe/Xinhua)
Tourists take photos of plants at the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Mengla County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Sept. 26, 2026. Chinese people are on a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 25 this year. (Photo by Li Yunsheng/Xinhua)
People watch a Mid-Autumn Festival-themed performance in Jurong, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Sept. 25, 2026. Chinese people are on a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 25 this year. (Photo by Zhong Xueman/Xinhua)
Tourists visit the Longmen Grottoes scenic spot in Luoyang, central China’s Henan Province, Sept. 26, 2026. Chinese people are on a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 25 this year. (Photo by Zhang Yixi/Xinhua)
People take a selfie during a music festival in Shijiazhuang, north China’s Hebei Province, Sept. 25, 2026. Chinese people are on a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 25 this year. (Photo by Liang Zidong/Xinhua)
People read books during a reading event in Weishi County in Kaifeng, central China’s Henan Province, Sept. 26, 2026. Chinese people are on a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 25 this year. (Photo by Li Xinyi/Xinhua)
A child poses for a photo at the Hebei Museum in Shijiazhuang, north China’s Hebei Province, Sept. 26, 2026. Chinese people are on a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 25 this year. (Photo by Chen Qibao/Xinhua)
People view an exhibit at the Hebei Museum in Shijiazhuang, north China’s Hebei Province, Sept. 26, 2026. Chinese people are on a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 25 this year. (Photo by Chen Qibao/Xinhua)
People read books at a library in Lianyungang, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Sept. 26, 2026. Chinese people are on a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 25 this year. (Photo by Geng Yuhe/Xinhua)
Students perform traditional dance at Xizang University in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 25, 2026. Chinese people are on a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 25 this year. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Students share mooncakes at Xizang University in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 25, 2026. Chinese people are on a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 25 this year. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
People enjoy a performance in Shiqian County, Tongren City, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Sept. 25, 2026. Chinese people are on a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 25 this year. (Xinhua/Li Fan)
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
