GQ Girl
Here is a simple snapshot taken in Beijing's 798 art area as I went down this afternoon to check out the venue for the GQ Men of the Year event that I am photographing tomorrow night. Sometimes things just fall
TPT
The Performance Theatre is a bit of a strange name. This event was a gathering of particularly money-minded people from around the world in Beijing. They hired out the Great Hall of the People and Diaoyutai (the place where Mao
Efficiency
Ever heard of Sinotruk? Probably not. The city of Jinan in Shandong province is surrounded by an exo-city of factories. These factories are quasi-private elements of the giant Chinese state truck industry. I have had the interesting privilege of visiting
Guei Jie
There is a street in Beijing that is considered THE place to eat if you are Chinese. Touts stand outside each establishment, guiding fat business men in their black mercedes into the tiniest of space anywhere that can be utilised
Monk
The Yonghegong Lamasery was constructed in the 17th century, and, in the heart of Beijing, somehow survived the Cultural Revolution intact. It's controversial, since many local people believe the monks there to be disingenuous.
Swimming in the Yangtze
Many people swim in the Yangtze river in Chongqing. Without having done any actual tests, my impression was that the water is actually reasonably clean, albeit kind of muddy. This man seemed to think so too.
Wensheng
I’ve just arrived in Chongqing, one of China’s most important cities on the Yangtze River. I’m here to meet Wensheng, a self-made, small time shipping tycoon. Wensheng has a story of piracy, Chinese style to tell me about. Two of