As the Mid-Autumn Festival drew near, DNAKE hosted a lavish event to commemorate this traditional Chinese holiday on September 25th, uniting approximately 800 employees for a celebration filled with food, performances, and the cultural game of mooncake gambling.
This event marked a dual occasion, celebrating both the festival and DNAKE’s 15th anniversary in 2020 — a year pivotal for maintaining the company's steady evolution.
Celebratory Highlights and Company Reflections
The gala highlighted the company’s current "sprint stage," aiming to propel DNAKE through the latter half of the year.
Addressing the attendees, DNAKE’s General Manager, Mr. Miao Guodong, reflected on the company's progress in 2020 and expressed his gratitude to the workforce, whom he referred to as the “followers” and “pioneers” of DNAKE. Alongside Mr. Guodong, other company leaders shared their greetings and aspirations for the future.
Performances and Festivities
The festive atmosphere saw the DNAKE team showcasing their talents beyond their everyday roles
The festive atmosphere saw the DNAKE team showcasing their talents beyond their everyday roles. Four vibrant groups delivered dance performances that were met with approval from their colleagues. Another highlight was the traditional mooncake gambling, also known as Bobing.
This game holds significant cultural value in Minnan and remains a warm testament to DNAKE's commitment to preserving local heritage. The exciting dice game filled the venue with the sound of anticipation, concluding with five champions being crowned "emperor of all emperors" for their winning strategies.
A Journey Through Time
The event concluded with a poignant video presentation, highlighting the inception of DNAKE’s vision, mapping out its 15-year journey, and recognising milestones achieved.
It underscored the collective contributions of the employees and the steadfast support from customers that underpin DNAKE’s accomplishments.
The traditional Mid-Autumn Festival, a day when the Chinese reunite with families, enjoy the full moon, and eat mooncakes, falls on Oct.1st this year. To celebrate the festival, a grand Mid-autumn Festival gala was held by DNAKE and around 800 employees were gathered to enjoy the delicious food, excellent performances, and exciting mooncake gambling games on Sep.25th.
2020, the 15th anniversary of DNAKE, is a crucial year for maintaining a steady development. As the coming of this golden autumn, DNAKE enters a "sprint stage" in the second half of the year. So what were the highlights they wanted to express in this gala that sets out the new journey?
President's speech
Other pioneers from DNAKE also conveyed their greetings and wishes to DNAKE families
Mr. Miao Guodong, general manager of DNAKE, reviewed the company's development in 2020 and expressed his gratitude to all the DNAKE "followers" and "pioneers".
Other pioneers from DNAKE also conveyed their greetings and wishes to DNAKE families.
Dance performances
DNAKE staff are not only conscientious in their work but also versatile in life. Four energetic teams took turns to show fabulous dances.
Excited game
Different arrangements represent different grades which stand for different good luck
As a significant part of Minnan folk culture, traditional Bobing (mooncake gambling) games are popular during this festival. It is legal and warmly welcomed in this area. The rule of this game is to shake six dice in the red gambling bowl to form the arrangements of “four red dots”. Different arrangements represent different grades which stand for different “good luck”.
As an enterprise rooted in Xiamen, the main city of the Minnan area, DNAKE has paid great attention to the inheritance of Chinese traditional culture. In the annual Mid-Autumn Festival gala, mooncake gambling is always a big event. During the game, the venue was filled with the pleasant sound of the dice rolling and cheers of win or loss. In the final round of mooncake gambling, five Champions won the final prizes for the emperor of all emperors.
Story of Time
It was followed by a wonderful video, showing touching scenes about the beginning of the DNAKE dream, a magnificent story of 15-year development, and great achievements of ordinary positions.
It is each employee's effort that accomplishes steady steps of DNAKE; it is each customer’s trust and support that accomplishes the resplendence of DNAKE.
