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