New China Photobook Highlights Diversity of 33 Provinces

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.

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(photo) A Glimpse Inside Xinjiang China Uyghur Muslim Mosques 20 weeks 3 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 6 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.

Interview with a foreign photojournalist in China 1 year 21 weeks ago

CHINA: Portrait of a People author and photographer Tom Carter expounds on Chinese censorship, peasant riots and how insolvency helped inspire his new book in this first exclusive interview.

Old Chinese Villages - a photo tour 19 weeks 20 hours ago

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.

Snapshot of a country (china.org reviews new photo book) 4 weeks 7 min 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

Han Chinese Genetic Test Results Reveal North/South Differences 50 weeks 2 hours ago

Y Chromosome and MtDNA testing of Northern and Southern Han Chinese populations shows greater genetic diversity on the female ancestrial side (MtDNA) than the male. The indication is that Han Chinese males from Northern China married indigenous non-Han female population in the South, such as the Bai Yue (relatives to modern Vietnamese, Thai/Lao, Hmong) populations.

“Apologies Forthcoming” - A Conversation with Xujun Eberlein 30 weeks 2 days ago

A great interview with the award-winning author Xujun about her new book "Apologies Forthcoming". The conversation offers some great conversation and thought about the intricacies of the Cultural Revolution and the roles people aren't always willing to admit they played in it.

Citadel of The Dong 1 year 10 hours ago