Following a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Maker Faire Shenzhen made a return on Nov. 11 with a gleeful bazaar of innovations.

Around 50 expats in Shenzhen explored the city’s ecological environment and eco-technologies during a “Discover Nanshan” tour organized by the district’s foreign affairs office on Nov. 4.

The 5th Season of “Discover Nanshan” event series, organized by Nanshan District Foreign Affairs Bureau, was officially launched on Oct. 14 along with the Technology Trip to Nanshan iPark, Konka, Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base Exhibition Hall and SIC (Shenzhen Bay Intelligence Center). The trip attracted more than 50 international representatives of high-level talents, enterprise senior managers and residents.

Inspired by “The Travels of Marco Polo,” a 13th-century book describing Polo’s travels through Asia, Italian theoretical physicist Alessandro Codello started his own journey a few years ago from his hometown Venice, following in the footsteps of Polo on a legendary journey through Eurasia. Now he has released a book titled “Impressioni Dalla Via Della Seta” (“Impressions From the Silk Road”) that shares stories of the people and cultures he encountered during his trip, the art and architecture that he admired, the charm of wild nature and even scientific traces in ancient cities along the Silk Road.