Staff @NUS Physics gathered for a delightful afternoon of mooncakes, pomelos, tea and riddles thanks to the department Welfare Team for putting together such a wonderful mid-autumn festival celebration! Mid-autumn festival signals the end of the autumn harvest and is also a time where the moon is said to be at its brightest.

The Chinese poet Li Bai once wrote in his famous poem Quiet Night Thought which translated goes “I look up and gaze at the bright shining moon, bowing my head I am thinking of home.” Mid-autumn often captures the longing to reunite with our loved ones at home, something which must have resonated with many in our department. The department wishes everyone especially our professors, staff and students from overseas a Happy Mid-Autumn Festival as we bathe in the moonlight with our quiet night thoughts.