City source says people who showed up on the Bund to watch aerial display had misunderstood viral ads for a New Year television show. Organiser of waterfront event says footage was shot on Dec 28 for broadcast three days later. — SCMP
Revellers who expected to watch a New Year’s Eve air display by 2,020 drones over Shanghai’s Bund waterfront arrived to discover the event had been recorded for a television broadcast three days before and there was no performance to be seen.
Videos of a spectacular aerial light show went viral on Chinese and international social media in the days before the new year, prompting people to flock to the Huangpu riverside to watch on the night of Dec 31, but a source said there was no official announcement from the city about an air display and would-be spectators had misunderstood the adverts.
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