Alibaba holds glitzy 18th birthday party in Hangzhou

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2017-09-11 14:13

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Entertainers and employees perform during the parade at the annual party to mark the 18th anniversary of the founding of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group at the Yellow Dragon Sports Center in Hangzhou city, east China's Zhejiang province, Sept 8, 2017. [Photo/IC]

China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group held its grandest annual party celebrating the 18-year-old birthday at the Yellow Dragon Sports Center in Hangzhou, capital city of East China's Zhejiang province, on Friday.

Around 40,000 Alibaba employees from dozens of countries and regions attended the event, where the Group's Executive Chairman Jack Ma performed classic dance of superstar Michael Jackson and displayed sophisticated magic tricks.

Meanwhile, entertainers and Alibaba employees played guitar, took out carnival floats parade and other activities.

Jack Ma, chairman of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, performs classic dance of Michael Jackson with other business partners at the Alibaba Annual Party celebrating the 18th anniversary of the founding of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group at the Yellow Dragon Sports Center in Hangzhou city, east China's Zhejiang province, Sept 8, 2017. [Photo/IC]

Jack Ma, chairman of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, performs at the Alibaba Annual Party celebrating the 18th anniversary of the founding of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group at the Yellow Dragon Sports Center in Hangzhou city, east China's Zhejiang province, Sept 8, 2017. [Photo/IC]

Representatives of Tmall at the Alibaba Annual Party celebrating the 18th anniversary of the founding of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group at the Yellow Dragon Sports Center in Hangzhou city, east China's Zhejiang province, Sept 8, 2017. [Photo/IC]

Hema Xiansheng, an emerging online-to-offline supermarket operated by Alibaba, shows up at the Alibaba Annual Party celebrating the 18th anniversary of the founding of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group at the Yellow Dragon Sports Center in Hangzhou city, east China's Zhejiang province, Sept 8, 2017. [Photo/IC]

Representatives of Alibaba's online flea market Xianyu at the Alibaba Annual Party celebrating the 18th anniversary of the founding of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group at the Yellow Dragon Sports Center in Hangzhou city, east China's Zhejiang province, Sept 8, 2017. [Photo/IC]

Alibaba's employees show their support for the company at the Alibaba Annual Party celebrating the 18th anniversary of the founding of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group at the Yellow Dragon Sports Center in Hangzhou city, east China's Zhejiang province, Sept 8, 2017. [Photo/IC]

The Bodhisattva with thousands of hands made of balloons appears at the Alibaba Annual Party celebrating the 18th anniversary of the founding of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group at the Yellow Dragon Sports Center in Hangzhou city, east China's Zhejiang province, Sept 8, 2017. [Photo/IC]

Performers play guitar at the Alibaba Annual Party celebrating the 18th anniversary of the founding of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group at the Yellow Dragon Sports Center in Hangzhou city, east China's Zhejiang province, Sept 8, 2017. [Photo/IC]

Dancers in costumes perform at the Alibaba Annual Party celebrating the 18th anniversary of the founding of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group at the Yellow Dragon Sports Center in Hangzhou city, east China's Zhejiang province, Sept 8, 2017. [Photo/IC]

After the party, 40,000 employees leave the stadium in order and carry away waste at the Yellow Dragon Sports Center in Hangzhou city, east China's Zhejiang province, Sept 8, 2017. [Photo/IC]

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