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~ There are photographs which circumstances compose, rather than the photographer. Once or twice a year the Sun rises passing directly through the spire of Beijing TV Tower, as viewed from my 8th floor kitchen window. When it occurs, it's a bit before 6 am, lasting only a minute or two. Today is 七夕节, the Qixi Festival, commemorating long-ago lovers. On this smoggy morning, the blazing solar furnace glowed against the dark background as it ‘threaded the needle’ of Beijing TV Tower, in celebration of 七夕节.