Fire dragon dance, drone show draw crowds as Hong Kong celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival
This year’s Mid-Autumn Festival was the hottest on record
Thousands of excited Hongkongers and visitors lined the streets of Causeway Bay to watch an expanded fire dragon dance on Tuesday evening while others thronged the Wan Chai waterfront for the city’s first drone show to mark the Mid-Autumn Festival, the hottest on record.
The Observatory logged a temperature of 35.7 degrees Celsius (96.3 Fahrenheit) at its Tsim Sha Tsui headquarters at 3pm, the hottest Mid-Autumn Festival since records began in 1884.
In Tai Hang, the fire dragon showed up on Wun Sha Street at around 8.15pm, accompanied by smoke and smells given off from the burning incense sticks that formed the mesmerising creature.
Spectators cheered and rushed to take photos with their phones as the 67-metre fire dragon danced past them.
“The heat is torturous, but it’s worth it,” said a dining-sector worker surnamed Wu who had been waiting since 5pm. “I look forward to the happy vibe of Mid-Autumn.”
Jiangsu province tourist Chen Xi shared similar thoughts, adding that she learned about the event on social media.