In the morning screening hall, the screen lit up and 'The Light Chaser' took the audience into the most vulnerable corner of China. The figure of picking up garbage on the Qinghai Tibet Highway, the footsteps of wild pandas in Daliangshan, the hands picking up coral fragments in Houhai, Sanya, and the sweat of planting shuttle trees in the Alxa Desert... In the camera, there are people guarding, persisting, and silently working hard for this planet in unseen places.

In the afternoon, 'Extreme: Above the Glacier' pulled its gaze towards the end of the world. The glaciers of Antarctica and the wilderness of Patagonia, the melting white, silently tell the breath and sighs of the earth on the screen.

The movie ends, some people remain silent, while others turn red eyed. Those images stayed in my heart and planted the seeds of action.

In the C2 table area, dozens of tables are surrounded by people. The child put their little hand into the clay and carefully kneaded the mud ball wrapped in February orchid seeds. A mother squatted down and said to her child, "Take it home, and it will grow flowers in spring

The child asked, "When will it wake up

When you plant it in the soil and water it, it will wake up

A clay ball is a hope. 2026 seed bombs were rubbed, carried away, and scattered by a pair of hands on this night. Some people choose to take it home, while others entrust us to broadcast it to the corners of the city. Regardless of the method, they will sprout when spring arrives.

This is the simplest footnote of 'terrestrial life' in the Sustainable Development Goals - every seed is a vote for the future.

The erhu solo "White Horse" plays, and the sound of the qin crosses the crowd, like a running horse, rushing from the depths of the grassland to the city, awakening everyone's imagination of the distance.

Four hosts stepped onto the stage, marking the official start of the Earth Hour 20th anniversary special event.

The stage play 'Environmental Protection is Not Foolish' appears. Laughter came one after another, and after laughing, everyone began to think: what should we do about environmental protection?

The answer lies in everyone's choice.

The warmest moments occur between programs. Three children were invited onto the stage, wearing eye masks and holding the leash of a guide dog. In the center of the stage, there are several stools as obstacles. The children, guided by guide dogs, carefully navigate around the obstacles and walk forward step by step.

Guide dogs are gentle and focused, steadily taking the child with them at every step. When she reached the finish line, the little girl took off her eye mask and turned around to hug the dog. The whole audience erupted into enthusiastic applause, and someone quietly wiped the corner of their eye.

At that moment, there was no distance between humans and animals, only trust. This is the most touching live performance of 'land creatures' - every life deserves to be treated with tenderness.

In the environmental sharing session, the people on stage are telling stories about nature and the future. The silence below is like night, and the words about glacier melting, forest breathing, and ocean crying touch the softest part of everyone's heart.

The interactive segment of 'Seed Bomb' has begun. This is not a performance, it's something everyone does together. Children knead clay balls, adults also knead clay balls, and the kneaded clay balls are carefully placed in acrylic treasure compartments. Some people rubbed four, some rubbed six, and everyone compared who could rub round, with laughter echoing one after another.

In the knowledge competition, as soon as the environmental Q&A question was answered, a group of hands were raised in the audience. What are the endangered wild animals in Dalian? What do the four colors of garbage classification represent? "The audience who answered correctly received a small prize and smiled.

Three rounds of lottery will be launched in rotation - the third prize will receive a rainbow pencil and seed paper, the second prize will receive a rainbow pencil and a hand-painted globe, and the first prize will receive a rainbow pencil and a customized T-shirt for Earth Hour. Every lottery draw brings a burst of cheers. The winning child held a globe and loudly said, "I want to put it on the desk

This is the most vivid expression of 'good health and well-being' - environmental protection is not asceticism, but a happier way of life.

In Zone A1, there is a long queue in front of the interactive activity of riding a spinning bike to generate electricity, known as "affordable clean energy". Stepping on it, the light will turn on. Children compete to experience 'lighting a lamp with their own strength', with laughter in their sweat and hope in their laughter.

A2 Zone, "Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure" - At the table where the board game draws task cards, children carefully watch the tasks on the cards, playing and learning at the same time. It turns out that sustainable development can be so fun.

A3 area, "Good Health and Well being" - the sand table game has attracted many people to stop and watch. Volunteers from Dalian Psychological Counseling Association patiently guided and learned to reconcile with themselves and nature in the game.

B1 area, "Responsible Consumption and Production" - at the table where cultural and creative products are displayed, everyone is selecting their favorite souvenirs. Behind every product is a vote for sustainable lifestyles.

In front of the legal education exhibition booth of the Dalian Bar Association in B2 area, which is dedicated to promoting peace, justice, and strong institutions, someone is seriously consulting on environmental protection related laws. Protecting our homeland not only relies on emotions, but also on rules.

In front of the exhibition board of "Clean Drinking Water and Sanitation Facilities" at Dalian Water Bureau in B3 District, volunteers narrate the journey of every drop of water. In this seaside city, water is both a gift and a responsibility.

Before the photography exhibition of the Dalian Wildlife and Plant Protection Association, children pointed to the photos and asked, 'What kind of animal is this?' Parents crouched down and answered one by one. The creatures in those shots are the most precious neighbors of this planet.

B5 area, the exhibition area of "Land Creatures" - China Guide Dog Training Base, where everyone gently touches the dogs and listens to volunteers tell their stories. This is the warmest way for "land creatures" to open up - not from afar, but to approach, understand, and treat them kindly.

From A to C, from 1 to 5, 9 out of 17 sustainable development goals were broken down into countless small actions on this night. Stamping is not just about filling up a postcard, but about every person who enters the exhibition area, leaving a green promise in their heart.

Turn off the lights and the host's speech begins. The whole room quieted down.

The main light on the top of the mall shed has gone out. No panic, no noise. Everyone raised the small red lights in their hands, and the scattered lights connected into one.

Recitation begins - 'THE GREEN EARTH, BRIGHT FUTURE'. The sound is clear, piercing through the darkness, like light falling on everyone's heart.

The choir's singing slowly flowed: "Love is not lonely..." The people in the audience hummed along, some closed their eyes, some looked at the small red light in their hands, and some looked at the people around them.

A little girl holding a lamp asked her mother softly, "Will the Earth hear us

Mom hugged her and said, 'Yes, because we're together.'

At this moment, turning off the lights is not the end, but another beginning. The warmth of tonight will continue until tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, every day. The International Day of Good Deeds is warming up at this moment, and we look forward to April 12th together!

In that hour, we were not strangers, we were the entire city, the heart lamp that lit up for the earth.

From Sydney to Dalian, from 2007 to 2026, the Earth has traveled in one hour for 20 years. It has never been just a light out ceremony, but a moment of awakening of human collective consciousness - when millions of lights dim and millions of hearts light up at the same time, we truly hear each other and the heartbeat of the earth.

Your efforts,

Make this night so warm and bright.