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    Photos: China’s Mid-Autumn Festival, Under the Shadow of Zero-COVID

    Renewed pandemic-control measures have muted celebrations in many parts of the country, as authorities double down on lockdown policies.
    Sep 11, 2022#tradition

    This year’s Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations are once again taking place under the shadow of “zero-COVID” policies in many parts of China, as the country tightens restrictions amid a spate of outbreaks.

    Several cities remain under full lockdown, and residents there will be spending the holiday at home. The rest of the country, meanwhile, will still be affected by China’s tightened travel restrictions and group gatherings, which will remain in place until the end of October.

    Yet many cities have held holiday activities on schedule, with many locals donning traditional “hanfu” robes and carrying lanterns to get in the festive mood.

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    Two women dressed in “hanfu” clothing pet a cat at Renmin Park in Shanghai, Sept. 10, 2022. Zhou Pinglang for Sixth Tone
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    Tourists visit an ancient street on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, Sept. 10, 2022. VCG
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    Women wearing hanfu clothing take photos at Great Tang All Day Mall in Xi’ an, Shaanxi province, Sept. 10, 2022.
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    A resident carries a rabbit lantern on Lugou Bridge in Beijing, Sept. 10. 2022. Hou Yu/CNS/IC
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    Tourists ride a moon boat at West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, Sept. 9, 2022. VCG
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    Photography enthusiasts wait to shoot the Mid-Autumn full moon at the Forbidden City, Beijing, Sept. 10, 2022. VCG
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    A full moon over Yuejiang Tower on the day of Mid-Autumn Festival, in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, Sept. 10, 2022. VCG
    Editor: Dominic Morgan.