Houtouwan’s Green-Covered Houses: Tang Yuhong’s Village Photographs
The first impression of Houtouwan is green: growth spills over roofs, follows walls and frames empty window openings. Then the shapes of the...
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China: Landscapes, Landmarks & Places to Discover
This collection explores China through landscapes, landmarks and the details that make a place memorable. Follow a story that catches your interest, then use the related collections to keep exploring natural scenery and cultural places.
Start with Tianmen Mountain: Glass Walkways and a Sensible Visit Plan and Kaiping Diaolou: Towers, Villages and a Different China Trip.
10 Historic Places in China: River Towns, Walls, Temples and Former Capitals
China’s historic places range from small riverside streets to old quarters within enormous cities. Choosing a focus—walls, gardens, trade, r...
Gu Guanyin Temple’s Ginkgo: A Golden Autumn Near Xi’an
A golden canopy rises above the temple roofs, and fallen leaves seem to turn the ground into a second canopy below. The ginkgo at Gu Guanyin...
Shiniuzhai Glass Bridge: The Hunan Crossing Behind the Viral Photos
The view beneath your feet is the point. On a glass bridge, an ordinary step becomes a small negotiation between what you know is supporting...
Yang Xiaoyun’s 2015 Dog Rescue: The Work Beyond the Headline
In June 2015, reports about a retired teacher named Yang Xiaoyun drew international attention to dogs being sold for meat in Yulin, China. T...
Huizhou’s Green River Photographs: What Floating Plants Can Tell Us
From a distance, the river seems to have acquired an island of grass. Move closer in the photographs and the surface resolves into floating ...
Larung Gar in a Historical Photo Diary from Sêrtar
Red dwellings cover the slopes in Shing Luk’s photographs of Larung Gar, near Sêrtar in Sichuan, China. From a distance they form an extraor...
Shiniuzhai’s Early Glass-Panel Bridge: A Historical Photo Sequence
The photographs make the question feel immediate: would you step onto a transparent panel high above a valley? Before answering, it helps to...
Zhouzhuang: Canal Bridges and the Houses Beside the Water
In Zhouzhuang, a stone bridge does more than take you across a canal. It lifts your view above the water, frames another bridge in the dista...
Hong Kong from Above: The Full On The Roofs Photo Collection
Hong Kong’s towers can seem tightly packed when you look along a street. From higher up, gaps appear: a road bends between blocks, a roof be...
Window of the World, Shenzhen: A Walk Among Landmark Replicas
An Eiffel Tower appears in Shenzhen, and a short walk later the scene has changed to another continent. Window of the World turns familiar l...
Xuankong Hanging Temple: Architecture Against a Shanxi Cliff
Rows of decorated roofs seem to cling to a cliff, with narrow galleries connecting one part to another. The Hanging Temple near Datong is th...
Huashan: Planning a Mountain Visit Beyond the Plank-Walk Story
Huashan’s ridges rise sharply above the surrounding landscape, with paths and steps threading through the rock. The mountain offers the plea...
The Longest Way: Christoph Rehage’s Walk across China and His Decision to Stop
In The Longest Way, Christoph Rehage’s face stays near the centre of the frame while the landscape—and his hair and beard—change around it. ...
Tianmen Mountain: The Glass Walkway and the Wider Route
At Tianmen Mountain, a narrow transparent path follows a cliff with open space below. The first step can feel much bigger than its physical ...
Hong Kong’s Residential Towers: Michael Wolf and the Architecture of Density
Windows repeat until a façade seems almost abstract. Balconies, air-conditioning units and changing colours create a pattern that can fill t...
Kaiping Diaolou: Fortified Towers, Overseas Connections and Village Life
In Kaiping, an ornate tower can rise above a rice field with a façade that seems to belong to several architectural worlds at once. Balconie...