A student displays a mooncake she made in Tangxi town, Ningbo. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Across East China's Zhejiang province, cities are preparing cultural performances and festive displays for an eight-day break from Oct 1 to 8, when the National Day holiday and Mid-Autumn Festival will coincide.

Mooncakes feature traditional local architecture at the Dinghai Ancient City scenic area, Zhoushan. [Photo/www.wifizs.cn]

Air travel demand in Zhejiang is expected to rise during the holiday. Provincial airports are forecast to handle 2.2 million passenger trips, or an average of 275,000 a day, an increase of about 3 percent from last year.

Expats perform on stage during the 2025 Mid-Autumn Festival Friendship Gathering for Foreign Friends in Jiaxing. [Photo/WeChat account: gh_dce4a5933cde]

International and regional routes are projected to carry 154,000 passengers, averaging 22,000 daily, up nearly 29 percent year-on-year.

Visitors dressed in traditional Chinese costumes walk down the steps of a palace set at Hengdian World Studios in Jinhua. [Photo/IC]