Annual plum blossom festival kicks off in China’s Fujian
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
Tourists watch a performer in Chinese traditional attire playing Guzheng, a traditional Chinese plucked string instrument, in Yongtai County, southeast China’s Fujian Province, Jan. 10, 2026. The annual plum blossom festival kicked off here on Saturday and is expected to promote local tourism and present the natural beauty of the county through various cultural activities. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)
Women in Chinese traditional attires take selfies at a plum blossom garden in Yongtai County, southeast China’s Fujian Province, Jan. 10, 2026. The annual plum blossom festival kicked off here on Saturday and is expected to promote local tourism and present the natural beauty of the county through various cultural activities. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)
Women in Chinese traditional attires visit a plum blossom garden in Yongtai County, southeast China’s Fujian Province, Jan. 10, 2026. The annual plum blossom festival kicked off here on Saturday and is expected to promote local tourism and present the natural beauty of the county through various cultural activities. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)
Tourists pose for photos in Yongtai County, southeast China’s Fujian Province, Jan. 10, 2026. The annual plum blossom festival kicked off here on Saturday and is expected to promote local tourism and present the natural beauty of the county through various cultural activities. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)
An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 10, 2026 shows tourists enjoying plum blossoms in Yongtai County, southeast China’s Fujian Province. The annual plum blossom festival kicked off here on Saturday and is expected to promote local tourism and present the natural beauty of the county through various cultural activities. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)
An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 10, 2026 shows tourists enjoying plum blossoms in Yongtai County, southeast China’s Fujian Province. The annual plum blossom festival kicked off here on Saturday and is expected to promote local tourism and present the natural beauty of the county through various cultural activities. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)
An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 10, 2026 shows tourists enjoying plum blossoms in Yongtai County, southeast China’s Fujian Province. The annual plum blossom festival kicked off here on Saturday and is expected to promote local tourism and present the natural beauty of the county through various cultural activities. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)
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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.…
