'Pass'ing on Silk Road rituals By Deng Zhangyu | China Daily | Updated: 2025-09-23 07:16

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202509/23/WS68d1d8c8a3108622abca23b7.html Using immersive experiences and new technology, visitors to historical trade gateway get a taste of the past, Deng Zhangyu reports in Jiayuguan, Gansu. Dressed in a dragon-patterned garment, self-styled "pass chief" Li Sen is busy issuing guanzhao — an ancient travel permit similar to today's passport — to visitors at the Jiayuguan Pass in Jiayuguan, Gansu province. The guanzhao gives visitors a role-play experience that replicates a passing ritual dating back hundreds of years.