The sky of the Chinese "mountain city" has transformed into a canvas of light and technology. On the occasion of the World Cities Day 2025, thousands of drones They danced above the confluence of the Jialing and Yangtze rivers, creating a breathtaking spectacle entitled “"People's City: Designing the Future with Intelligence"”. During the event, in fact, a giant panda was drawn. The event, a perfect combination between digital art and urban innovation, has projected Chongqing onto the global stage as a model of smart city, a place where technology meets aesthetics and sustainability.
Chongqing enchants the world, a sky full of giant panda-shaped drones: a sight for sore eyes.
In front of an enthusiastic crowd of Chongqing residents and tourists from all over the world, a huge giant panda figure It appeared in the sky. It was created by the synchronized movement of drones. The panda, symbol of China and ambassador of nature, "emerged" from the famous Hongya Cave, waving a bright message: “World Cities Day”. A few moments later, the panda lay down on a suspended monorail, giving life to the viral image of the moment: the “giant panda lying on the train”, which crossed a city made three-dimensional by lights and 8D projections. The scene, poetic and ironic, united tradition and modernity, taking over social media and becoming one of the most shared videos of the evening in China.
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Among the most applauded figures of the show, a pandas in Tai Chi clothes and a old master which imitated its movements, symbolized the connection between ancient wisdom and artificial intelligence. Under a sky lit by millions of pixels, the fusion between traditional culture and digital innovation It created a unique moment. Full of emotion and national pride. The spectators, with their phones pointing skyward, immortalized every moment, transforming the performance into a collective celebration of urban progress and sustainable future of smart cities.
Chongqing, protagonist of World Cities Day 2025
There World Cities Day 2025, organized from 27 to 29 October, has chosen Chongqing as the headquarters to represent China's vision on the subject of innovative and resilient urbanization. The theme “People's City, designing the future with intelligence” aimed to underline the role of smart technologies, digitalisation and civic culture in creating more livable, green and connected urban spaces. With this show where drones drew the giant panda, Chongqing proved to be a metropolis balanced between natural beauty and technological progress, capable of blending emotion and intelligence into a single, spectacular language of light.