Various activities held to welcome Mid-Autumn Festival in China

Children take part in a game during an event in celebrations for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival at a kindergarten in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 23, 2026. As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, various activities are being held across China to welcome the traditional festival. (Photo by Shi Honghui/Xinhua)

International students make mooncakes at Fengsheng ancient town in Chongqing, southwest China, Sept. 23, 2026. As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, various activities are being held across China to welcome the traditional festival. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

International students make mooncakes at Fengsheng ancient town in Chongqing, southwest China, Sept. 23, 2026. As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, various activities are being held across China to welcome the traditional festival. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

Students learn about shadow play during an event in celebrations for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, in Xiangyang, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 23, 2026. As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, various activities are being held across China to welcome the traditional festival. (Photo by Li Xuhui/Xinhua)

Foreign visitors try to make fish lanterns during an event in celebrations for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 22, 2026. As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, various activities are being held across China to welcome the traditional festival. (Photo by Wang Jianmin/Xinhua)

Children participate in a game in celebrations for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival at a kindergarten in Jiyuan, central China's Henan Province, Sept. 23, 2026. As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, various activities are being held across China to welcome the traditional festival. (Photo by Duan Erping/Xinhua)

A teacher introduces knowledge of the Mid-Autumn Festival to students in Xuzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 23, 2026. As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, various activities are being held across China to welcome the traditional festival. (Photo by Kuai Chuang/Xinhua)

Children create a model of Guang Han Gong, the palace that houses Chang'e and her pet Yutu in Chinese mythology, with building blocks at a primary school in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 23, 2026. As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, various activities are being held across China to welcome the traditional festival. (Photo by Lin Hongqin/Xinhua)

A student experiences lantern making during a Mid-Autumn Festival themed event at Guangxi Arts University in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

Participants experience mooncake making during a Mid-Autumn Festival themed event at Guangxi Arts University in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

A teacher (R) introduces the culture of Chinese lantern to international students during a Mid-Autumn Festival themed event at Guangxi Arts University in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

Students experience Chinese calligraphy during a Mid-Autumn Festival themed event at Guangxi Arts University in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

Students experience lantern making during a Mid-Autumn Festival themed event at Guangxi Arts University in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)