One of the most spectacular annual celestial events, the Geminid meteor shower, returned to the sky and lit up Mount Tai as scheduled on the morning of Dec 14.

As one of the three major meteor showers in the northern hemisphere, the Gemini meteor shower boasts a maximum of 100 meteors per hour.

The Geminid meteor shower lights up the sky over Mount Tai on Dec 14. [Photo by Cheng Xianhao/chinadaily.com.cn]

Darting meteors dance around the sky over Mount Tai during the recent Geminid meteor shower. [Photo by Cheng Xianhao/chinadaily.com.cn]