The countdown to the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on Tuesday, has begun. Pockets of Hong Kong, including shopping streets and temple compounds, are festooned with paper lanterns in bright fuchsia colors. It’s the time to reconnect with friends and family, and share a piece of mooncake. 

Countdown to the Mid-Autumn Festival at a temple in Wong Tai Sin.  (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

A boy poses with lanterns inside a shopping mall in Causeway Bay.  (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

“Lantern Street” in Yuen Long draws shoppers in the lead-up to the Mid-Autumn Festival.  (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

A lantern-decorated spot in a shopping mall in Wong Tai Sin.  (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Kids enjoy the giant rabbit-shaped lanterns installed in a shopping mall in Kwun Tong.  (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

A Wong Tai Sin temple is decorated with lanterns to observe the Mid-Autumn Festival.  (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Having fun in Yuen Long’s “Lantern Street” as the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches.  (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Giant rabbit-shaped lanterns in a street in Yuen Long.  (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)