Shenzhen celebrates Chinese National Day with mesmerizing drone-performing light show

Shenzhen City in south China celebrated the upcoming Chinese National Day, which falls on Oct 1, with mesmerizing drone-performing light show, featuring majestic tapestry made by over 10,000 drones against the dazzling skyline.

With a theme of "City in the Sky, with Great Possibilities," the show started at 20:30 on Thursday. A total of 10,197 drones slowly took to the air and lit up the night sky over Shenzhen Bay Park, making up different formations, a breath-taking blend of high technology and art.

The enchanting and vibrant displays attracted many residents and tourists to enjoy, who eagerly captured images of the drones forming various patterns, including a roc spreading its wings and iconic city landmarks.

The drone light show also set two Guinness World records: one for the most drones controlled by a single computer at the same time, and the other for the most drones involved in a light show, according to the event organizer.

According to the organizer, drone shows will be staged at five different locations for seven consecutive days during the National Day holiday from Oct1 to 7, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, adding luster to the festivity.

Shenzhen celebrates Chinese National Day with mesmerizing drone-performing light show

Shenzhen celebrates Chinese National Day with mesmerizing drone-performing light show

Shenzhen celebrates Chinese National Day with mesmerizing drone-performing light show

Shenzhen celebrates Chinese National Day with mesmerizing drone-performing light show

Shenzhen celebrates Chinese National Day with mesmerizing drone-performing light show

The launch of carrier rocket the Long March-12 on Saturday night marks the beginning of operations at China's first-ever commercial launch site and signifies a major milestone for the nation's space undertaking, according to experts.

The Saturday night launch was conducted at the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site on the southern island province of Hainan.

This launch marks the inaugural mission at China’s first commercial space launch site. It is also the maiden flight of the Long March-12 carrier rocket, China’s first four-meter-class launch vehicle and the country’s largest single-core launch vehicle to date.

The success of this mission has been celebrated by many who dream of exploring space.

"The success of the new service tower, the new rocket, as well as our new team and new mechanism, could be viewed as a milestone in the history of China's commercial space sector," said Liu Hongjian, president of the Hainan International Commercial Aerospace Launch (HICAL), which built and operates the launch site. "We took into account the rocket’s batch production and industrialization as we started to design it. That way we could quickly improve China’s efficiency in entering space," said Wu Jialin of the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, which developed the rocket.

Long March-12 marks milestone for China's commercial launch: experts