crimson reminder (open collection - borderless 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