Chinese enjoy three-day holiday for Mid-Autumn Festival

Folk artists throw molten iron to create fireworks for tourists in Tangshan, north China’s Hebei Province, Sept. 16, 2024. Chinese enjoyed a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 17 this year. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)

Tourists visit the Luoyi ancient city in Luoyang, central China’s Henan Province, Sept. 16, 2024. Chinese enjoyed a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 17 this year. (Photo by Huang Zhengwei/Xinhua)

Actors perform Qinqiang opera for tourists in Dingxi, northwest China’s Gansu Province, Sept. 16, 2024. Chinese enjoyed a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 17 this year. (Photo by Wang Kexian/Xinhua)

People read books at a library in Hengyang, central China’s Hunan Province, Sept. 17, 2024. Chinese enjoyed a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 17 this year. (Photo by Cao Zhengping/Xinhua)

Staff members of a shopping center distribute mooncakes to tourists in Nanyang, central China’s Henan Province, Sept. 17, 2024. Chinese enjoyed a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 17 this year. (Photo by Gao Song/Xinhua)

Tourists visit a street in the style of the Song Dynasty (960-1279) at Wuyi Mountain scenic area, southeast China’s Fujian Province, Sept. 16, 2024. Chinese enjoyed a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 17 this year. (Photo by Huang Jiemin/Xinhua)

A folk artist performs for tourists in Tengzhou city, east China’s Shandong Province, Sept. 16, 2024. Chinese enjoyed a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 17 this year. (Photo by Li Zhijun/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo shows tourists visiting the Slender West Lake scenic spot in Yangzhou, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Sept. 17, 2024. Chinese enjoyed a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 17 this year. (Photo by Meng Delong/Xinhua)

Children ride in Loudi City, central China’s Hunan Province, Sept. 17, 2024. Chinese enjoyed a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 17 this year. (Photo by Wu Yonghua/Xinhua)

A drone photo shows tourists visiting Shanggantang Village in Jiangyong County, central China’s Hunan Province, Sept. 16, 2024. Chinese enjoyed a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 17 this year. (Photo by Jiang Keqing/Xinhua)

Children visit an intangible cultural heritage market at Qinhuangdao Museum in Qinhuangdao, north China’s Hebei Province, Sept. 16, 2024. Chinese enjoyed a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 17 this year. (Photo by Cao Jianxiong/Xinhua)