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Full moon and reunions
Full moon and reunions

Chinese fall hard for traditional Moon Festival

Ten weeks after she moved the nation by reaching out to save a toddler who was falling from a high-rise, the heroine was reunited with the child Monday to celebrate the traditional Moon Festival.

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Tourists visit Red Beach in NE China during Mid-autumn
Tourists visit Red Beach in NE China during Mid-autumn
Giant pandas enjoy moon cakes to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival
Giant pandas enjoy moon cakes to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival
Share the full moon
Share the full moon
Steamed moon cakes made in traditional way in N China
Steamed moon cakes made in traditional way in N China
9th escort flotilla of Chinese Navy celebrates Moon Festival on Gulf of Aden
9th escort flotilla of Chinese Navy celebrates Moon Festival on Gulf of Aden
Chinese head for home in disaster-shadowed festival
Chinese head for home in disaster-shadowed festival
Traffic jam seen in Beijing before start of Mid-Autumn Day holiday
Traffic jam seen in Beijing before start of Mid-Autumn Day holiday
Underwater Mid-Autumn Festival
Underwater Mid-Autumn Festival
Overseas Chinese in Argentina hold various traditional activities in Chinatown
Overseas Chinese in Argentina hold various traditional activities in Chinatown
A Mid-Autumn reunion in prison
A Mid-Autumn reunion in prison
Moon cakes made to celebrate upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival
Moon cakes made to celebrate upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival
White whales dance to greet Mid-Autumn Festival
White whales dance to greet Mid-Autumn Festival
Giant moon cake unveiled in Shengyang
Giant moon cake unveiled in Shengyang
Soliders prepare homemade mooncakes
Soliders prepare homemade mooncakes
Moon cakes in shape of Chinese chess
Moon cakes in shape of Chinese chess
Giant fish lantern welcomes Mid-autumn Day in HK
Giant fish lantern welcomes Mid-autumn Day in HK
Soliders prepare homemade mooncakes
Soliders prepare homemade mooncakes
Businessmen begin to prepare for Mid-Autumn Festival
Businessmen begin to prepare for Mid-Autumn Festival
Folk dances, bullfights mark start of autumn
Folk dances, bullfights mark start of autumn
Self-made moon cakes popular in NE China
Self-made moon cakes popular in NE China
Moon cake feast held in N China
Moon cake feast held in N China
1,000 pieces of moon cake molds collected in China's Tianjin
1,000 pieces of moon cake molds collected in China's Tianjin
Pure gold moon cakes sold in NW China
Pure gold moon cakes sold in NW China
People go beyond home and tradition to celebrate Mid-Autumn Day
People go beyond home and tradition to celebrate Mid-Autumn Day
One moon, one cake
One moon, one cake
42-kg 'mooncake king' costs 4,680 yuan
42-kg 'mooncake king' costs 4,680 yuan
Children make moon cakes to greet Mid-Autumn Festival
Children make moon cakes to greet Mid-Autumn Festival
Handmade moon cakes in Pingyao, China's Shanxi
Handmade moon cakes in Pingyao, China's Shanxi
Traditional moon cakes becoming more costly of a treat
Traditional moon cakes becoming more costly of a treat