Super Typhoon Yagi is forecast to make landfall again around 17:00 Saturday along the coastal area from Dongxing and Fangchenggang cities of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the northern Vietnamese city of Haiphong.
Yagi, the 11th typhoon of this year, is expected to continue moving westward at a speed of 10 to 15 kilometers per hour, with its intensity gradually weakening.
Previously, Yagi made its second landfall in southern China's Guangdong Province on Friday night, forcing nearly one million people to evacuate, with winds exceeding 200 km per hour, disrupting transport routes, resulting in school closures, and suspending operations across both Guangdong and Hainan provinces.
Earlier, at approximately 16:20 on Friday, Yagi made its first landfall in Hainan's Wengtian Township, Wenchang, packing winds exceeding 234 km per hour.
From Friday night to early Saturday morning, Yagi has moved into the Beibu Gulf and has had wind and rain impacts on various areas in Guangxi.
With strong winds and high waves, all fishing boats have returned to port for shelter in Fangchenggang City as it implements the "six halting" measures, which are halting classes, work, transportation, navigation, park operations, and business activities.
To brace for the typhoon, Beihai City in Guangxi started notifying tourists and residents to suspend beach activities from Thursday. Warning signs have been posted on the beaches, lifeboats are ready, and lifeguards are on duty in shifts, standing by at all times.
Currently, Beihai City has implemented "five halting" measures, which are halting classes, work, tourism, market activities, and transportation.
At present, Beihai has raised its typhoon emergency response to a Level 1.
Meanwhile, clear-up efforts and power facilities repair work are underway in south China's Hainan Province after Yagi raged through the island province on Friday.
Typhoon Yagi to make third landfall along coastal area of south China's Guangxi
Typhoon Yagi to make third landfall along coastal area of south China's Guangxi
Typhoon Yagi to make third landfall along coastal area of south China's Guangxi
Chinese cities, towns and villages are putting on dazzling light and lantern shows, staging distinctive folk customs performances, and holding festive mooncake banquets in celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on Tuesday.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important festivals in Chinese culture. It falls on the 15th day of the eighth month on the Chinese lunar calendar and dates back more than a millennium. As a festival in honor of the moon and harvest, families reunite on the occasion to admire the bright full moon, light lanterns, and share the holiday pastry of mooncakes.
In the ancient city of Kaifeng of central China's Henan Province and Jinzhou City of northeast China's Liaoning Province, popular tourist attractions and landmarks are bathed in lights, promising a mesmerizing nighttime experience for local residents and tourists alike.
Beijing's famous Beihai Park, a public park and former imperial garden, is staging performances themed around bianzhong, or Chinese chime bells which has a history of over 2,000 years.
In tourist towns and villages of Yunnan Province in the southwest, Zhejiang Province in th east and Guangdong Province in the south, lively folk and dragon dances are gathering numerous locals and tourists to join in the festivities.
Audiences are enjoying a poetry recitation show in Hefei City, east China's Anhui Province, and a symphony in Zunyi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, respectively.
This year, Suining City in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the northwest, have both prepared giant freshly made mooncakes enough to treat hundreds of people at a same time. And in a village of the southwestern Chongqing Municipality, people have prepared their own mooncakes on a flour ground from their newly harvested red sorghum.
"We are filled with the joy of harvest during the merry traditional festival. The festive mood is really nice," said Liu Ya, a local of Jiangjun Village in Chongqing's Bishan District.
Elsewhere, villages in Wuyuan County, east China's Jiangxi Province, are also celebrating their harvest of red pepper by drying them on the roofs. And another village in the eastern province of Shandong has recently held a large banquet for local households to share.
Outside the mainland, colorful lanterns are also dotting the various landmarks, streets and alleyways of Hong Kong and Macao, adding to the festive joy.
Celebrations held across China to mark traditional Mid-Autumn Festival
