Anshun Bridge, Chengdu, China Oct 6, 2025

Anshun Bridge, Chengdu, China

The shiver felt under a full autumn moon, when the air hints at winter"s arrival, has a way of lingering in memory. One of China"s most cherished holidays, the Mid-Autumn Festival—also known as the Moon Festival—adds another touch of magic to the end of the harvest season. It"s celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month of the Chinese calendar—this year, on October 6. According to legend, it"s also the night when the moon goddess Chang"e watches over the world.

© Philippe LEJEANVRE/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Oct 6, 2018A bite of ancient history
Oct 6, 2019Land ho in New Zealand 250 years ago
Oct 6, 2020Water colors
Oct 6, 2021A valley view at 9,000 feet
Oct 6, 2022International Geodiversity Day
Oct 6, 2023Taughannock Falls State Park
Oct 6, 2024Ancient town of Sorano, Tuscany, Italy

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Jun 5, 2022World Environment Day
Dec 6, 2024Finnish Independence Day
Apr 17, 2022Easter
Apr 28, 2024Last day of National Park Week
Oct 3, 2023Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Island, Australia
Apr 26, 2018National Park Week: Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Aug 21, 2020Lobster tales
Feb 27, 2018A polar bear near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
Dec 7, 2021Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Dec 27, 2019 Winterpret on ice
Jul 14, 2020Under Parisian skies
Jul 12, 2021A lofty lighthouse and a little ocean spray
Oct 8, 2022World Octopus Day
Oct 30, 2023Common raven
May 1, 2018The Sky Over Nine Columns in Venice, Italy
May 20, 2020It s World Bee Day
Jul 26, 2023International Day of Mangrove Conservation
Jun 8, 2022World Oceans Day
Feb 16, 2023Horsetail Fall, Yosemite National Park, California
Apr 3, 2020The rainbow connection
Mar 19, 2024Spring equinox
Jul 9, 2024Talampaya National Park, Argentina
Jul 7, 2023World Chocolate Day
Dec 11, 2018‘The mountains are calling’
May 6, 2024The Roaches ridge in the Peak District, England
Oct 7, 2018Room at the top?
Sep 16, 2020It s Independence Day in Mexico
Jan 10, 2018Weaverbird nests at Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve
May 1, 2020It s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Aug 24, 2022Ukrainian Independence Day