Hate to triple post like a spammer, but GoK just posted in the "Kunming Events Calendar" an event for Mid-Autumn Festival:

www.gokunming.com/en/calendar/event/14898/mid_autumn_festival

As an aside, I once bought a paper lantern on a river bank in Xiamen for 10rmb. The seller lent me his light and we lit the lantern. It gradually ascended for a few meters, but the wind carried it into branches of a tree. It got stuck there sideways, and the whole darn thing was set ablaze in the foliage. I turned around and the seller had already vanished. Man he was quick! That was my cue to run away as well.

Moral of the story: Wear sneakers when playing with fire...

also, release the lanterns in an open area.

Good point ASB.

Turns out Fanfan helped write this article. Please indulge our friend, where can we release red lanterns, Fan?!

Not to be picky Pat, but doesn't "solstice" occur only summers and winters, as sun reaches highest point (longest days) or lowest point (shortest days)?

Tonight is Autumn Equinox ("equal night" in Latin) where night is the same duration as the day. Hence, Spring Equinox or Autumn Equinox.

Regardless, 中秋节快乐 y'all!

Baby steps. It's a long game as Patrick mentioned. First overcome the Myanmar hurdle.

Eventually, China will win over Myanmar's Union Parliament, backing Myanmar military against any U.S. imposed sanctions for alleged human rights abuses of Rohingya Muslims.

His excellency Win Myint will hedge their position against the U.N. by succumbing to the Belt and Road cooperation.