OUT OF THIS WORLD

A weeklong event in Shanghai celebrating the 50th anniversary of the historic moon landing offered visitors a new perspective of their home planet, Zhang Lei reports.

The entire world has joined together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first human landing on the moon this summer, and Shanghai was keen to follow suit with the launch of its Discovery Space Week event on July 18, and a three-day public art exhibition, Luminaries.

An art installation featuring a giant illuminated image of Earth created by pioneering British artist Luke Jerram appeared on Yuanmingyuan Road on the Bund. The touring artwork was designed by the artist to simulate the view that Neil Armstrong saw from the moon half a century ago.