KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 26 -- Anyone who glanced skyward near Kuala Lumpur City Centre last night would have witnessed a drone formation resembling a snake floating in the air.
Symbolising the Year of the Snake, this light show marked the start of Malaysia and China's Chinese New Year celebration - which was also the superpower's first celebration abroad.
Gracing the event last night with China's Minister of Culture and Tourism Sun Yeli, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in his speech quoted poet Lu You from the Song Dynasty in Mandarin to describe the two nations' friendship.
"Meaning, after traversing mountains and rivers that seemed endless, we have come to a bright village amid the shade of willows and flowers," Anwar said.
"That's...