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Old Chinese Villages - a photo tour

The following series of photos, taken from my new book of photography ‘CHINA: Portrait of a People,’ are what I personally consider the most beautiful sites of Old China; those remote villages that have yet to meet China’s wrecking ball, and a proud people contented to proceed with their antediluvian customs as they have for five thousand years.

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New China Photobook Highlights Diversity of 33 Provinces 18 weeks 6 days ago

Photojournalist Tom Carter traveled for 2 years across the 33 provinces of China to show the diversity of Chinese People in CHINA: Portrait of a People, the most comprehensive book of photography on modern China ever published by a single author.

Snapshot of a country (china.org reviews new photo book) 3 weeks 5 days ago

"China: Portrait of a People is a snapshot of an entire country in a time of great change; a truthful and touching portrayal of the Chinese people in all their variety, charm and earthiness," writes John Sexton, book reviewer for China.Org

(photo) A Glimpse Inside Xinjiang China Uyghur Muslim Mosques 20 weeks 2 days ago

Inside the 15th century Id Kah Mosque (Kashgar, Xinjiang, China) during salah, one of five compulsory daily prayers recited by Muslims to entreat Allah.

As seen in Tom Carter's CHINA: Portrait of a People, the most comprehensive book of photography on modern China ever published by a single author. Available now from Blacksmith Books.

Cool YouTube Photo Montage of Chinese Portraits 23 weeks 5 days ago

Video photo montage book trailer of portraits from the 33 provinces of China, as seen in photojournalist Tom Carter's CHINA: Portrait of a People. AVAILABLE NOW!
Published: Summer 2008 by Blacksmith Books, Hong Kong, in association with Haven Books.

IOC Finally Takes Action on Olympic Gymnastics Age Scandal 19 weeks 5 days ago

On Friday, the IOC finally stood up to China and asked the FIG (International Gymnastics Federation) to investigate the ages of certain members of China’s women gymnastics team. Even before the Olympics began, there was evidence that He Kexin, Jiang Yuyuan, and Yang Yilin did not meet the minimum age requirement to compete in the Olympics.

First Cluster of Ancient Chinese Towns, Huaihua 11 weeks 2 days ago

The Chinese Alliance of Ancient Towns and Villages (CAATV) awarded the title of the First Cluster of Chinese Ancient Towns and Villages to the government of Huaihua City in the opening ceremony of the second forum organized by the Alliance.

China Hates Canada And I Couldn't Be More Proud! 2 years 7 weeks ago

Dezza points out a few good reasons Canadians should be proud of the fact that Stephen Harper was snubbed by Hu Jintao. After initially requesting the meet, the Chinese president declined to meet Harper at the current APEC meeting in Vietnam, an act many feel is because of Canada's tough stance towards the country's human rights violations.

"So I'm not Chinese, huh?" | DalianDalian.com 1 year 6 weeks ago

A photo is said to make a thousand words. A thousand words with a photo makes the background. The suggestions of an Urghur woman in China's prosperous East Coast charging 10 kuai for something and being arrested for seeming to rip someone off.

Lusheng Dancer [pic] 15 weeks 6 days ago