Tulips and Irises

Spring tulips blooming at 中山公园 (Zhōngshān Park) in 北京 (Běijīng), China. Photo: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images.

Wetlands

Wetland covered with Suaeda salsa, a plant also known as seepweed or sea-blite, in 青岛 (Qīngdǎo), 山东省 (Shāndōng province), China. Photo: AFP/Getty Images.

Slow and Steady Wins the Race

A woman is going on a bike ride around downtown 南京 (Nánjīng), 江苏省 (Jiāngsū province), China. Photo: 王文瀾 (Wáng Wénlán).

Summer Rain

The 永定河 (Yǒngdìng River) breaks its banks after heavy rains in 北京 (Běijīng), China. Photo: CNS/AFP/Getty Images.

Kaleidoscopes

Aerial view of buildings surrounded by advection fog in 厦门 (Xiàmén), 福建省 (Fújiàn province). Photo: VCG/Getty Images.

Raphael’s Angels in the Kitchen

A man talks on the phone in front of a banner for a restaurant in 香港 (Hong Kong), China. Photo: Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images.

炒冰 (Rolled Ice Cream)

Girls line up in a “snow train” ready to slide down an icy bank at 柳湖公园 (Liǔhú Park) in 平凉 (Píngliáng), 甘肃省 (Gānsù province), China. Photo: Sipa Asia/Rex/Shutterstock.

Back in Time

A 任航 (Rèn Háng) Project DANCING IN THE SPRING BREEZE Chinese and Cantonese Disco Nostalgia Night: Classic Tracks from the 80’s and 90’s DJs: PEI, KIPP, MENG MENG Date: April 22nd 10pm Address: MODERNSKY LAB 5–108, Floor B1, Building D, Galaxy SOHO, 东城区 (Dōngchéng District), 北京 (Běijīng). Free Entry Dress Code (Strictly Enforced): 80’s and 90’s Disco Limited Number of Passes: 150 People 任航 (Rèn Háng) will take photos at the party and publish them as a book. Poster photograph: 任航 (Rèn Háng) Poster design: 赵序 (Zhào Xù) Poster model: 杨婉 (Yáng Wǎn) Copywriter：YENK Translation: 3 girls

Desperately Seeking Jack

A display advertising the still-under-construction replica of the Titanic in a theme park in 大英县 (Dàyīng County), 四川省 (Sìchuān province), China, where tourists can splash out for a night on the full-size vessel. Photo: Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images.

Random colour generator

A child plays in an art installation at the Olympic Park in 北京 (Běijīng), China. Photo: 王身敦 (Andy Wong)/AP.

Blowing snow

Two women dance in a park on a snowy day in 北京 (Běijīng), China. Photo: 王钊 (Wáng Zhāo)/AFP/Getty Images.

Wings of Change

Swans land on a lake in 山东 (Shāndōng), China. Photo: Top Photo Corporation/Rex.

Smart Housing

Sonny Ross is a freelance artist from Manchester, England. For him, the month of March meant, in his words, “Being a self-employed illustrator obviously comes with risks built in. For me, self isolating is nothing new. But when the whole supply chain does the same, suddenly a very busy month becomes an empty one — and rent is still due. It feels like I’ve been fired eight times already this week”. Artwork © Sonny Ross.

Laika

Jackie Ferrentino is an artist from Brooklyn, New York, United States. Last March POLITICO Europe asked her (as well as other artists from around the world) to draw what she was seeing and feeling in isolation. She captioned her drawing, “Everything now has a sense of unreality. Disconnected from friends, family and the outside world, I feel like I’m nowhere even when I’m right here in my apartment, looking out my window”. Artwork © Jackie Ferrentino.

Blowin’ in the Wind

“On March 13, 2020, the last coronavirus patient in 铁岭 (Tiělíng), 辽宁省 (Liáoníng province), China, was discharged from hospital. I was walking on a street with few pedestrians, when a spring breeze suddenly blew, wiping away the mask I had worn for a long time”. Caption and photo: 桥窝居士 (Qiáoāo Jūshì).

Smart Loving

One summer day, a young couple and their pet dog, sit together — but parted together — on the side road, with their nose stuck on their cell phones. Photo: 高殿生 (Gāo Diànshēng).

太玄经 (Canon of Supreme Mystery)

香港 (Hong Kong)’s Chief Executive, 林鄭月娥 (Carrie Lam), attends a press conference about the new national security law introduced to the city. China has quickly moved to censor 香港 (Hong Kong)’s Internet and access users’ data using the new law. Photo: 于秉宸 (Vincent Yú)/AP.

Colour and Language

A cafe in 香港 (Hong Kong) gave voice with bulletin boards covered with blank memos on its walls to Hongkongers’ provocative silence about China’s new national security law. Photo: Tyrone Siu/Reuters.

Blood and Sand

Hundreds of people have been arrested in 香港 (Hong Kong), China on first day under new security law. Photo: Tyrone Siu/Reuters.

即兴跳舞 (Dance improvisation)

A little girl wearing a face mask dances in front of a toy panda at a shopping area in 上海 (Shànghǎi), China. Photo: 阿里宋 (Ālǐ Sòng)/Reuters.