People have reunion meals on eve of Spring Festival across China
People have a reunion meal at a restaurant in Lanzhou City, northwest China’s Gansu Province, Jan. 28, 2025. Dining with family members in a reunion meal has been a cherished tradition for the Chinese on the eve of the Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 29 this year.
People have reunion meals at a restaurant in Nanning City, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 28, 2025. Dining with family members in a reunion meal has been a cherished tradition for the Chinese on the eve of the Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 29 this year. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)
A woman poses for photos during a reunion meal at a restaurant in Lanzhou City, northwest China’s Gansu Province, Jan. 28, 2025. Dining with family members in a reunion meal has been a cherished tradition for the Chinese on the eve of the Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 29 this year. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
People have reunion meals at a restaurant in Nanning City, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 28, 2025. Dining with family members in a reunion meal has been a cherished tradition for the Chinese on the eve of the Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 29 this year. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)
People have reunion meals at a restaurant in Lanzhou City, northwest China’s Gansu Province, Jan. 28, 2025. Dining with family members in a reunion meal has been a cherished tradition for the Chinese on the eve of the Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 29 this year. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
A chef cooks reunion meals at a restaurant in Lanzhou City, northwest China’s Gansu Province, Jan. 28, 2025. Dining with family members in a reunion meal has been a cherished tradition for the Chinese on the eve of the Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 29 this year. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Chefs cook reunion meals at a restaurant in Lanzhou City, northwest China’s Gansu Province, Jan. 28, 2025. Dining with family members in a reunion meal has been a cherished tradition for the Chinese on the eve of the Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 29 this year. (Photo by Wang Chun/Xinhua)
Chefs prepare reunion meals at a restaurant in Jiyuan City, central China’s Henan Province, Jan. 28, 2025. Dining with family members in a reunion meal has been a cherished tradition for the Chinese on the eve of the Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 29 this year. (Photo by Duan Erping/Xinhua)
Chefs cook reunion meals at a restaurant in Jiyuan City, central China’s Henan Province, Jan. 28, 2025. Dining with family members in a reunion meal has been a cherished tradition for the Chinese on the eve of the Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 29 this year. (Photo by Duan Erping/Xinhua)
Villager Chen Fangjin has a reunion meal with his family members at Shanhouhu Village of Jinhua City, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Jan. 28, 2025. Dining with family members in a reunion meal has been a cherished tradition for the Chinese on the eve of the Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 29 this year. (Photo by Hu Xiaofei/Xinhua)
An actor in the costume of the God of Wealth extends greetings to customers at a restaurant in Nanjing City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Jan. 28, 2025. Dining with family members in a reunion meal has been a cherished tradition for the Chinese on the eve of the Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 29 this year. (Photo by Zhang Meng/Xinhua)
Chefs cook reunion meals at a restaurant in Jiaxing City, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Jan. 28, 2025. Dining with family members in a reunion meal has been a cherished tradition for the Chinese on the eve of the Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 29 this year. (Photo by Jin Peng/Xinhua)
People have reunion meals at a restaurant in Nanjing City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Jan. 28, 2025. Dining with family members in a reunion meal has been a cherished tradition for the Chinese on the eve of the Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 29 this year. (Photo by Zhang Meng/Xinhua)
Firefighters have a meal at a fire station in Taizhou City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Jan. 28, 2025. Dining with family members in a reunion meal has been a cherished tradition for the Chinese on the eve of the Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 29 this year. (Photo by Yang Yugang/Xinhua)
People have a reunion meal at a restaurant in Nanjing City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Jan. 28, 2025. Dining with family members in a reunion meal has been a cherished tradition for the Chinese on the eve of the Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 29 this year. (Photo by Zhang Meng/Xinhua)
A firefighter has a reunion meal with his family members at a fire station in Taizhou City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Jan. 28, 2025. Dining with family members in a reunion meal has been a cherished tradition for the Chinese on the eve of the Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 29 this year. (Photo by Yang Yugang/Xinhua)
A worker arranges cooking of reunion meals at a restaurant in Nantong City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Jan. 28, 2025. Dining with family members in a reunion meal has been a cherished tradition for the Chinese on the eve of the Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 29 this year. (Photo by Xu Congjun/Xinhua)
People have reunion meals at a restaurant in Wuhu City, east China’s Anhui Province, Jan. 28, 2025. Dining with family members in a reunion meal has been a cherished tradition for the Chinese on the eve of the Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 29 this year. (Photo by Xiao Benxiang/Xinhua)
Families of newborns have a reunion meal with staff at the canteen of a maternal and child care service center in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Jan. 28, 2025. Dining with family members in a reunion meal has been a cherished tradition for the Chinese on the eve of the Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 29 this year. (Photo by Peng Yikai/Xinhua)
People have reunion meals at a restaurant in Wuhu City, east China’s Anhui Province, Jan. 28, 2025. Dining with family members in a reunion meal has been a cherished tradition for the Chinese on the eve of the Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 29 this year. (Photo by Xiao Benxiang/Xinhua)
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
