2024 Mid-Autumn Festival Gala stirs resonance of patriotism, ethnic zeitgeist

China Media Group (CMG)'s 2024 Mid-Autumn Festival Gala stirs resonance of patriotism and ethnic zeitgeist by integrating traditional festive culture with the profound industrial history of northeast China's Shenyang City where the gala shooting and recordings are in full swing.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional Chinese festival celebrated on the night when the moon reaches its fullest and brightest on the 15th day of the eighth month in the lunar calendar. This year, the day falls on Sept 17. During the festival, families reunite, admire the moon, share moon-cakes and light up lanterns.

The main stage for this year's festival gala has been set on the lakeside of Dingxiang Lake in Shenyang, blending real-life scenery with modern technology. CMG has started recording the gala in Shenyang, following the completion of the grand main stage.

As a city with profound history and rich culture, Shenyang has three world cultural heritage sites and more than 1,500 historical and cultural sites. With a long history of developing the manufacturing industry, more than 300 "first-ever" industrial products in the history since the establishment of People's Republic of China were born in Shenyang, including China's first metal national emblem and the first common lathe.

In addition to closely centering on the traditional festive culture, this year's gala incorporates the culture of Shenyang, setting up various outdoor shooting sites to echo the main stage.

"Liaoning [contributes a lot to the development] of [many] important equipment, including the Jiaolong deep-sea submersible and the Chang'e lunar probe. We can say that all these elements are what we Chinese people, including those living overseas, are proud of," said Yang Qifang, chief planner of the gala.

"I found that many of these programs incorporate stories of distinguished craftsmen, as well as ordinary people from all walks of life who stick to their jobs. For example, I work in the construction industry, and we follow our projects wherever they go," said Wujina, an audience.

This year's gala is structured around the moon, with performances dividing into three chapters showcasing different cultural imageries associated to the Earth's only natural satellite.

2024 Mid-Autumn Festival Gala stirs resonance of patriotism, ethnic zeitgeist

2024 Mid-Autumn Festival Gala stirs resonance of patriotism, ethnic zeitgeist

Industrial robots with an advanced "smart brain" have been in the limelight at the four-day 2024 Global Industrial Internet Conference which opened in Shenyang City of northeast China's Liaoning Province on Thursday.

As industrial intelligence continues to deepen, intelligent robots have become an essential component among many innovative products. Powered by cutting-edge AI models, such robots are now capable of learning, thinking and making autonomous decisions, providing significant benefits to industrial production.

At the conference venue, a unique Tangram display caught viewers' attention. Exhibitor Han Tianwen said in demonstrating the performance of an intelligent robot, "You can see that the robot has understood our pattern and has started executing the actions. This is the final target pattern it aims to arrange."

This special robot can interact with human beings through voice and text messages, autonomously arranging hundreds of patterns on a Tangram puzzle, it can also perceive its surroundings to independently make disintegrations and execute complex tasks when fulfilling industrial missions.

By simulating hearing, vision, smell, touch, taste and cognitive functions of the human brain, robots have gradually been engaged with more sensory capabilities. Exhibitor Li Junfeng said in demonstrating his robot dog: "You can see it has an intelligent sensor on its back. This is an acoustic imaging sensor that provides a clear view. With advancements in our sensors and large model technologies, there will be a lot of potential for future developments."

Compared with previous inspection robots, this robot dog has greatly improved sensitivity and can convert abnormal sounds it hears into images, according to the exhibitor.

With the theme of digital transformation, the 2024 Global Industrial Internet Conference comprises an opening ceremony with a keynote forum, one theme exhibition, two special sub-level conferences, 22 special forums, competitions as well as other series of activities.

AI-powered robots highlight 2024 Global Industrial Internet Conference