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Photojournalist Tom Carter, author of CHINA: Portrait of a People

Photojournalism and Backpacking in China

Tom Carter - tomcarter [989]

American photojournalist Tom Carter, author of CHINA: Portrait of a People, took a day off from travelling to discuss the challenges of taking pictures in China, how he evaded censorship in the...

Destinations: China
Topics: Travel | Adventure | Literature | Art | Traditions | Ecotourism | Culture | Economy | People | Photography | Working Abroad | Ancient History | Architecture
ZENGCHONG, Miao-Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou

China Villages

Tom Carter - tomcarter [989]

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...

Destinations: China
Topics: Culture | Travel | Photography | 20th Century History | Traditions | Ancient History | Architecture
Monks are given rice by faithful women  on their early morning walk through Luang Prabang

Sticky Rice

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [1,057]

After living in Asia for three years I thought I had tried every kind of rice dish imaginable. Laos held proved me wrong.

Destinations: Vientiane | Pakxan | Luang Prabang | Vang Vieng | Savannakhet | Pakxe | Luang Namtha | Laos | Plain of Jars | Lancang-Mekong River
Topics: Travel | Adventure | 20th Century History | Traditions | Ecotourism | Economy | Food | Culture | People | Working Abroad | Agriculture | Shopping

The people I met in Dalian, P.R. China

Reina Hatimiya Hamid - jreina10 [50]

I was on my holiday visiting my former colleague in Dalian, China, for 2 weeks.  Big city with very friendly locals.  I was offered a job in the same hotel - Holiday Inn Dalian, a 4-star...

Destinations: Malaysia | United Arab Emirates | Indonesia | Singapore | Hong Kong | Bahrain | Mongolia | Macau | Saudi Arabia | Maldives | Sri Lanka | China | Thailand
Topics: Travel | Adventure | Music | Photography | People | Beaches & Resorts | Ancient History | National Parks | Festivals | Animals | Traditions | Culture | Food | Working Abroad | Nature | Architecture
Two salesmen from Pakistan outside Chung King Mansion in Hong Kong

Hong Kong's United Nations

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [1,057]

Chung King Mansion in the heart of Hong Kong is a mini United Nations.

Destinations: Kowloon | Hong Kong
Topics: Travel
Artist: Zhu Suzhen

Sky Full of Kites

Everyday Life China - everydaylife-china [101]

Kite flying’s long history can be dated back 3,000 years, to when the Chinese began using bamboo and silk to make kites. It is said that the first kite ever made was a butterfly. Why a butterfly...

Destinations: Shanghai | China
Topics: Art | For Kids
Hong Kong cemeteries have high rise apartments for the dead.

High Rise Apartments for the Dead

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [1,057]

Not only the living but also the dead are housed in high rise apartment buildings in Hong Kong. With space at a premium it has become necessary to find innovative ways to respectfully bury one's ancestors.

Destinations: Tuen Mun | Tsuen Wan | Hong Kong | Victoria | China | Kowloon | Sheung Shui | Lantau Island
Topics: Festivals | 20th Century History | Traditions | Art | Culture | People | Religion | For Kids | Ancient History | Architecture
Hong Kong isn't all skyscrapers and high rise office buildings.

Hong Kong - A City of Contrasts

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [1,057]

I thought Hong Kong was just skyscrapers, office towers and high-rise apartment buildings. To my surprise it is also a city of mountains, forests, small fishing villages, lovely beaches and hundreds of islands.

Destinations: Hong Kong | China
Topics: Travel | Adventure | National Parks | Animals | Ecotourism | Food | Working Abroad | Religion | Beaches & Resorts | Nature | For Kids
A waterfall across the path through Tiger Leaping Gorge

Last Days of the Tiger Leaping Gorge?

Adam Bray - kanzis_slave [2,181]

Deep in Yunnan Province, at the foot of the Himalayas, the Yangtze River (here known as the Yellow Sands), carves the deepest gorge in the world between Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (5,596m) and Haba...

Destinations: Yunnan | Himalayas | Tibet | Lijiang River | China | Yangtze River
Topics: Travel | National Parks | Adventure | Animals | Ecotourism | Culture | People | Sports | Nature | Architecture

Mandalay's Hopes and Sorrows

Sara Hui - sarahui [50]

Remembering a peaceful and cheerful Myanmar before the devastating cyclone

Destinations: United Arab Emirates | Malaysia | Burma | Indonesia | Singapore | Hong Kong | Korea, S | India | Sri Lanka | Maldives | China | Cambodia | Thailand | Japan
Topics: Travel | Women & Travel | Working Abroad
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