Mid-Autumn Festival scenery: Full moon hangs over Dunhuang desert(1/4)

A “super moon” hangs over the vast desert in Dunhuang City, northwest China’s Gansu Province, Sept. 21, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Binyin)

Traditional Mid-Autumn Festival falls on this day this year. Villagers from Yueya Spring Town in Dunhuang organized folk activities including moon-worshiping to enjoy the happiness of reunion.

A "super moon" hangs over the sky in Dunhuang City, northwest China’s Gansu Province. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Binyin)

A full moon casts light on the Yueya Spring, a crescent-shaped spring lake surrounded by the desert. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Binyin)

The pure and bright moonlight casts over the vast desert in Dunhuang City, northwest China’s Gansu Province. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Binyin)