Beijing 2008 Drummers at the Opening Ceremony

Imagine this — the heart of Beijing, a place that’s stood for centuries, glowing gold under the afternoon sun. Crowds fill Tiananmen Square, the red walls of the Forbidden City shimmering in the distance, calm and unmoving as they have been for hundreds of years. Then, the sound. A deep, low hum — too long, too heavy to be thunder. People pause, confused, phones rise into the air, and the horizon bends. From far beyond the skyline, a shimmering blue wall climbs higher than the skyscrapers. It do

The 2025 Beijing Chaoyang International Light Festival has turned the city's night skies into a dreamscape of color and imagination. From Beijing's first floating aquatic stage, the Magic Cube, to the breathtaking cross-water light show "Flying Over the Blue Lake," to the stunning BBC Earth "Planet Earth II" concert – every corner of Chaoyang shines with creativity. Visitors from around the world, including many from Arab countries, have been marveling at this immersive feast of light and cultur