23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Ethereal Grace: A Woman with Bamboo Umbrella in Traditional Attire Against Azure Skies

In Dublin's golden hour, she unfolded the bamboo umbrella her grandmother wove by the Yangtze. The wind off the Liffey carried jasmine scent from her cheongsam sleeves, mixing with clover from Phoenix Park. When the sunlight gilded her upturned palm, it was as if two continents finally kissed in her smile—Nanjing's memory sheltered under Irish sky.

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Date Taken: 07.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Ireland
Copyright: © CHEN KANG