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China Revealed: An Extraordinary Journey of Rediscovery
As travelers are making plans to visit the Summer Olympics in Beijing and tour China, this volume portrays China's must-see places as well as regions visitors rarely discover. Internationally acclaimed photographer Basil Pao set out on an expedition through all of China's provinces to capture the spirit and rare beauty of his rapidly changing native land/ this rapidly changing nation.
In his travels Basil Pao photographed cities, villages, landscapes, people, and places to give a comprehensive view of China today. This spectacular photo journey highlights China's dramatic landscape, including such incredible structures as the Great Wall, natural treasures as the Khunjarab Pass, and a monumental sculpture of the world's largest Buddha, carved into a mountain at the confluence of three rivers.
Among his striking images of people are children contorting and balancing themselves into an acrobatic pyramid; a uniformed guard patrolling terracotta warriors unearthed from Emperor Qin's massive grave; and a panda-keeper embracing a cub at a breeding center that allows visitors to observe pandas close-up. The text based on Pao's firsthand observations is both personal and informative, a travel guide revealing China in the twenty-first century.
In his travels Basil Pao photographed cities, villages, landscapes, people, and places to give a comprehensive view of China today. This spectacular photo journey highlights China's dramatic landscape, including such incredible structures as the Great Wall, natural treasures as the Khunjarab Pass, and a monumental sculpture of the world's largest Buddha, carved into a mountain at the confluence of three rivers.
Among his striking images of people are children contorting and balancing themselves into an acrobatic pyramid; a uniformed guard patrolling terracotta warriors unearthed from Emperor Qin's massive grave; and a panda-keeper embracing a cub at a breeding center that allows visitors to observe pandas close-up. The text based on Pao's firsthand observations is both personal and informative, a travel guide revealing China in the twenty-first century.
- GenresChinaPhotographyTravel
373 pages, Hardcover
First published May 24, 2007
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May 26, 2012
The byline of the German edition of this mastodont describes it best: "A journey through every province" (roughly translated). Basil Pao (of Michael Palin's travel series fame) visited every province in China and came back with an extensive collection of pictures. I really enjoyed going through them (a handful of pages over breakfast every day). I only wished there'd been maps at the start of every province chapter so I could orientate myself better, I wasn't going to flip all the way back to the map in front every time. When I read travel guides/pictorials I don't care for the author's political agenda or personal opinions about the places covered, I rather just get the facts and make up my own opinion. This author isn't neutral though. But Pao explains his feelings about China up front, and the way in which he did this made me understand where he stood and why, instead of getting annoyed - it helps that he is open minded as well. And the conclusion at the end wraps this up nicely.
Exactly what I needed to soothe my post-trip-to-China-blues, glad I lugged this home from the library.
Exactly what I needed to soothe my post-trip-to-China-blues, glad I lugged this home from the library.
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