Video calls let lovers in different countries share the same moment despite the distance.
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From Zhang Jiuling's (张九龄) Tang poem 《望月怀远》 (Gazing at the Moon, Thinking of the Distant One), opening couplet: 海上生明月，天涯共此时 — 'The bright moon rises over the sea; from the ends of the earth we share this moment.' A staple of Mid-Autumn poetry, evoking the moon as the one thing visible to everyone at once.
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Almost always invoked around the Mid-Autumn Festival or when people separated by distance are connected by a shared event — a broadcast, a phone call, a common grief or joy. Pairs naturally with 海上生明月 (also in this dictionary).
