crimson reminder (open collection - white border print) · Beijing / China · 2016

At daybreak, a freezing breeze cut through the January-air and left no doubt about its reign over the cubical grid-heart of Beijing. Even the sun seemed a little helpless when it rose slowly like a pallid disk whose warmth offered but the frailest shelter. But there was something the cold couldn’t oppress or conceal – a tale of warm blood spilled – and as the far star climbed towards the zenith, it flooded the flags at Tiananmen Square like an unwavering crimson reminder.
 
 
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tags: Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China, Northeast Asia, flag, red, culture, sun, winter, dawn, travel, living room, horizontal