Hundreds gathered Hong Kong on Saturday to see the city’s first pyrotechnics Drone show as part of a campaign to increase support and awareness for panda conservation.
1,000 people took part in the 10-minute drone show Dronessome equipped with fireworks flew over Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor, forming images of the city’s giant pandas.
During certain parts of the spectacle, some drones displayed fireworks while hundreds of others formed a three-dimensional panda that rotated slowly in the sky.
Some eager spectators arrived hours before the show to ensure they got a good viewing spot.
Eddie Chow, a father who brought his two children to the drone show, said such shows could attract more tourists to Hong Kong.
“I think the overview is great, the combination of fireworks and drones is a very special theme, Hong Kong should have more of these activities,” Chow said, adding that Saturday’s spectacle was his first experience with a drone show.
You can view photos taken at the show in the gallery below
Other viewers, like Jodi Hung, a Hong Kong resident in her 20s, also praised the drone show as “great.”
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“I think the people who designed the drone show had very good technique, very amazing, they combined art and techniques together,” Hung said.
Hong Kong has launched a series of activities across the city in recent weeks – including exhibitions and a panda carnival – after Beijing gifted Hong Kong a pair of giant pandas named An An and Ke Ke.
The pair’s arrival brings the total number of giant pandas in Hong Kong to six, all of which live in the city’s Ocean Park, a theme park with rides and animal exhibits.
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