View of Daguan Zhuanxin farmers’ market in Kunming
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
Local specialty ingredients are pictured at Daguan Zhuanxin farmers’ market in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Jan. 27, 2026. While preserving the original function of a farmers’ market, Daguan Zhuanxin farmers’ market has now been upgraded to a complex of cultural experience, dining and entertainment, which offers tourists a window to experience local flavor and vibe. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
People are pictured at the gate of Daguan Zhuanxin farmers’ market in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Jan. 27, 2026. While preserving the original function of a farmers’ market, Daguan Zhuanxin farmers’ market has now been upgraded to a complex of cultural experience, dining and entertainment, which offers tourists a window to experience local flavor and vibe. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
A vendor arranges vegetables at Daguan Zhuanxin farmers’ market in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Jan. 27, 2026. While preserving the original function of a farmers’ market, Daguan Zhuanxin farmers’ market has now been upgraded to a complex of cultural experience, dining and entertainment, which offers tourists a window to experience local flavor and vibe. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
A barista (2nd L) talks with a tourist at a cafe in Daguan Zhuanxin farmers’ market, Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Jan. 27, 2026. While preserving the original function of a farmers’ market, Daguan Zhuanxin farmers’ market has now been upgraded to a complex of cultural experience, dining and entertainment, which offers tourists a window to experience local flavor and vibe. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
People are pictured at Daguan Zhuanxin farmers’ market in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Jan. 27, 2026. While preserving the original function of a farmers’ market, Daguan Zhuanxin farmers’ market has now been upgraded to a complex of cultural experience, dining and entertainment, which offers tourists a window to experience local flavor and vibe. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
Blueberries are pictured at Daguan Zhuanxin farmers’ market in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Jan. 27, 2026. While preserving the original function of a farmers’ market, Daguan Zhuanxin farmers’ market has now been upgraded to a complex of cultural experience, dining and entertainment, which offers tourists a window to experience local flavor and vibe. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
People are pictured at Daguan Zhuanxin farmers’ market in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Jan. 27, 2026. While preserving the original function of a farmers’ market, Daguan Zhuanxin farmers’ market has now been upgraded to a complex of cultural experience, dining and entertainment, which offers tourists a window to experience local flavor and vibe. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
A barista makes coffee at Daguan Zhuanxin farmers’ market in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Jan. 27, 2026. While preserving the original function of a farmers’ market, Daguan Zhuanxin farmers’ market has now been upgraded to a complex of cultural experience, dining and entertainment, which offers tourists a window to experience local flavor and vibe. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
People buy rose tea at Daguan Zhuanxin farmers’ market in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Jan. 27, 2026. While preserving the original function of a farmers’ market, Daguan Zhuanxin farmers’ market has now been upgraded to a complex of cultural experience, dining and entertainment, which offers tourists a window to experience local flavor and vibe. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
People are pictured at Daguan Zhuanxin farmers’ market in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Jan. 27, 2026. While preserving the original function of a farmers’ market, Daguan Zhuanxin farmers’ market has now been upgraded to a complex of cultural experience, dining and entertainment, which offers tourists a window to experience local flavor and vibe. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
A vendor sprays water on vegetables to keep them fresh at Daguan Zhuanxin farmers’ market in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Jan. 27, 2026. While preserving the original function of a farmers’ market, Daguan Zhuanxin farmers’ market has now been upgraded to a complex of cultural experience, dining and entertainment, which offers tourists a window to experience local flavor and vibe. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
A vendor sells chicken via live-streaming at Daguan Zhuanxin farmers’ market in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Jan. 27, 2026. While preserving the original function of a farmers’ market, Daguan Zhuanxin farmers’ market has now been upgraded to a complex of cultural experience, dining and entertainment, which offers tourists a window to experience local flavor and vibe. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
A vendor sells marinated meat at Daguan Zhuanxin farmers’ market in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Jan. 27, 2026. While preserving the original function of a farmers’ market, Daguan Zhuanxin farmers’ market has now been upgraded to a complex of cultural experience, dining, and entertainment, which offers tourists a window to experience local flavor and vibe. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
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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.…
