Stories about China
Photojournalism and Backpacking in ChinaTom 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
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China VillagesTom 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...
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China
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Sticky RiceMaryLou 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
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The people I met in Dalian, P.R. ChinaReina 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
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Hong Kong's United NationsMaryLou Driedger - marylou [1,057] Chung King Mansion in the heart of Hong Kong is a mini United Nations.
Destinations:
Kowloon |
Hong Kong
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Sky Full of KitesEveryday 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
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High Rise Apartments for the DeadMaryLou 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
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Hong Kong - A City of ContrastsMaryLou 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.
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Hong Kong |
China
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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
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Mandalay's Hopes and SorrowsSara 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
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