GUANGZHOU, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese people can see the biggest mid-autumn moon in nine years at Friday night, the day of traditional Mid-Autumn Festival for Chinese, astronomical experts say.

    Experts with the Astronomical Association of south China's Guangdong Province forecast that the fine mid-autumn moon will be seen at 10 p.m. Friday (Beijing Time), when the moon is nearest to the Earth.

    The last time when the mid-autumn moon was nearest to the Earth was in 1997 and the next time will happen in 2015, according to the experts.

    People in Guangzhou, the provincial capital, will see the moon rise up at 5:34 p.m. Friday, while those in north China cities such as Beijing and Tianjin will see it rise at 5:13 p.m.

    But experts say that Chinese cannot see the most orbicular mid-autumn moon that will occur at 11:13 a.m. Saturday when it is daytime for China.

    People in France, Spain, Algeria, Brazil and so on can see the most orbicular mid-autumn moon this year.

    The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of August in Chinese lunar calendar. The Chinese take it as a day for family reunion. According to traditional customs, people eat moon-cakes and enjoy the beautiful moon on that evening. Enditem