Thousands of people recently attended a massive mask-less pool party in Wuhan, the city where the COVID-19 pandemic began. Here's a look at how Wuhan has reopened since lockdown, as people return to movie theaters and music festivals.

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• Photos of a giant music festival hosted in a water park in Wuhan, China went spread rapidly online this week.
• The images show thousands of mask-less revelers crowding together, about 7 months after Wuhan's lockdown due to COVID-19.
• Wuhan, where the pandemic began, began to ease lockdown orders on January 23 and was officially re-open by April 8.
• Since then, Wuhan's residents have returned to movie theaters, night markets, and music festivals.

As the coronavirus pandemic roils the rest of the world, emptying restaurants and filling hospital beds, Wuhan is reopening.

The city, located in the Hubei province of China, is considered ground zero for the COVID-19 pandemic. But now, about two months since reporting a new COVID-19 case, life has largely returned to normal.

In a dramatic example of post-COVID life, thousands of maskless people crammed into a Wuhan water park to watch a concert on August 15. The show was complete with pyrotechnic elements, dancers in neon tutus, and a performer on a water-propelled hoverboard.

But the concert wasn't Wuhan's first since its 76-day lockdown ended on April 8. Check out Wuhan's return to public life below.