A Radiant Moon Over the Huai River | GLOSHIINE Transparent LED Display Illuminates the Giant Moon at CMG’s 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival Gala

Blending Traditional Chinese Aesthetics with Advanced LED Display Technology

“Beneath the same bright moon, people are connected across the world.” The China Media Group (CMG) 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival Gala was held at the lakeside area of People's Park in Huainan, Anhui Province, China. Inspired by the artistic concept of “painting the Huai River moon on a scroll of Xuan paper,” the stage design brought together the cultural heritage of the Huai River, the elegance of traditional Chinese ink painting, and the timeless symbolism of family reunion.

As the exclusive LED display solution for the gala, GLOSHIINE provided its VA Series transparent LED display to create a spectacular custom-built moon installation measuring 18 meters in diameter. This giant moving moon, with a display area of nearly 300 square meters, brought together cutting-edge display technology and the poetic beauty of the Mid-Autumn Festival, creating a distinctive visual centerpiece for audiences around the world.

A Giant Moon Inspired by Chinese Cultural Heritage

The Huai River region has a rich cultural history, closely associated with the ancient Chinese text Huainanzi and the enduring legend of Chang’e flying to the moon.

Centered on the moon and connected by the theme of human emotion, the gala unfolded across three chapters: Moonlit Journey, Embracing the Stars, and Radiance of Autumn. Through the interplay of water, light, and traditional Chinese artistic elements, the stage created an immersive visual environment where the lake became a natural backdrop, Xuan paper inspired the stage design, and light and imagery served as artistic brushstrokes.

At the heart of this spectacular setting was a giant moon that moved gracefully across the stage. More than a stage prop, it became one of the gala’s most recognizable visual elements, bringing an ancient Chinese legend to life through contemporary stage technology.

GLOSHIINE VA Series: Custom-Shaped Transparent LED Display for Creative Stage Design

To bring the artistic vision of a moving moon to life, GLOSHIINE utilized its VA Series transparent LED display, featuring a custom-shaped design tailored to the project’s specific requirements. The installation covered nearly 300 square meters and measured 18 meters in diameter, demonstrating the series’ capabilities in large-scale creative stage applications.

With its high transparency and lightweight design, the VA Series allows the surrounding scenery and stage visuals to remain visible through the display. Rather than blocking the lakeside landscape, the transparent LED screen blended seamlessly with the water, the illuminated stage, and the ink-wash-inspired scenery.

This balance between digital imagery and the natural environment was essential to the gala’s visual concept. Reflections on the lake interacted with the content displayed on the giant moon, creating a layered visual experience that combined physical scenery with digital stage effects.

For live events, cultural performances, and large-scale televised productions, transparent LED displays offer designers greater creative freedom by integrating dynamic visual content into the surrounding environment. GLOSHIINE’s VA Series demonstrates how transparent LED display technology can support distinctive stage structures while preserving the atmosphere and depth of the original setting.

Advanced Customization for Unconventional LED Display Structures

Creative stage design increasingly calls for LED displays that go beyond conventional flat screens. Circular installations, curved structures, and other unconventional shapes require flexible customization and reliable integration with the overall stage design.

The GLOSHIINE VA Series supports custom-shaped LED display solutions tailored to specific project requirements. With experience in large-scale live events and complex stage installations, GLOSHIINE can adapt display configurations to meet the creative, structural, and visual demands of different productions.

The 18-meter-diameter moon installation at the CMG 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival Gala showcases this customization capability in practice. By translating an artistic concept into a large-scale transparent LED structure, GLOSHIINE helped transform an imaginative stage element into a functional display installation.

From giant circular screens to bespoke structures for concerts, festivals, and televised events, custom LED display solutions can expand the possibilities of stage design and help production teams create more distinctive visual experiences.

IP65 Outdoor Protection for Reliable Performance in Lakeside Environments

Installing a large LED display over a lakeside stage presents unique technical challenges. High humidity, changing temperatures, and other outdoor environmental conditions place additional demands on display protection and operational reliability.

To address these requirements, the GLOSHIINE VA Series features a glue-sealed waterproofing process and an IP65 protection rating, providing protection against dust ingress and water jets under specified test conditions. These features support its application in demanding outdoor environments, including open-air performances and waterfront stage installations.

The VA Series also delivers high brightness and refined color reproduction, helping the giant moon maintain rich visual layers and a soft, full appearance in the outdoor setting. Its display performance allowed the moon imagery to interact naturally with the surrounding lake and stage lighting, enhancing the depth and atmosphere of the entire production.

As the giant moon moved slowly across the stage, its luminous imagery reflected across the water, merging the poetic beauty of moonlight with the capabilities of modern LED display technology. The result was a striking visual interpretation of a traditional Chinese legend, brought to life on the banks of the Huai River.

Connecting Traditional Chinese Culture with Modern LED Display Technology

From the moon-gazing traditions recorded in ancient Chinese literature to the luminous imagery presented on a national television stage, the Mid-Autumn Festival represents the enduring values of reunion, family, and shared cultural identity.

At the CMG 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival Gala, GLOSHIINE used LED display technology as a medium to connect these cultural traditions with contemporary visual storytelling. The VA Series transparent LED display enabled a traditional symbol of the full moon to become an immersive, moving installation, demonstrating how advanced display technology can enhance cultural performances without compromising their artistic essence.

This project also highlights GLOSHIINE’s capabilities in transparent LED displays, custom-shaped LED screens, and outdoor LED display solutions for large-scale live events. By combining product engineering with project-specific customization, GLOSHIINE continues to support creative applications that bring together technology, stage design, and visual storytelling.

GLOSHIINE: Bringing Every Vision to Light

A radiant moon symbolizes reunion, prosperity, and hope. At the CMG 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival Gala, GLOSHIINE helped translate these timeless wishes into a memorable visual experience through the VA Series transparent LED display.

As the moonlight crossed the Huai River, tradition and innovation came together in a celebration of Chinese culture and modern display technology.

GLOSHIINE extends its warmest wishes to audiences and families around the world for a joyful Mid-Autumn Festival, with happiness, peace, and reunion under the same bright moon.