Kaifeng at night: A lantern-lit journey through time
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
As night falls, Kaifeng becomes a radiant dreamscape! Lanterns illuminate the sky, transforming the ancient city into a living artwork, reminiscent of a famous Song Dynasty scroll. Enjoy the sea of lights, where captivating “iron flower” performances and graceful palace lanterns blend tradition with modern artistry.
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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.…
