A “fireworks man” performs during a show at Century Park in Pudong last night to kick off the Sixth Shanghai International Arts Festival.

Shanghai Daily news

A magnificent fireworks show at Century Park and a dance drama based on a classical Chinese novel at the Shanghai Grand Theater kicked off the Sixth Shanghai International Arts Festival last night.
The pyrotechnical display, presented by French-based Group F Fireworks Co, also started "French Culture in Shanghai," a celebration combining the arts festival and the on-going "France Year in China" program.
The team behind the show also created magnificent millennium celebration at the Eiffel Tower as well as 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
Scheduled to run through November 18, the annual arts festival will include 60 programs from nearly 20 countries and regions this year.
Featured artists include big names like Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and French conductor Christopher Eschenbach.