Maotai Drifters: Work and Life in China’s Liquor Capital
Photographer Ma Changyu, a former worker in Maotai, documents the surreal contrasts of solitude and bustle that define the baijiu-producing town
Photographer Ma Changyu, a former worker in Maotai, documents the surreal contrasts of solitude and bustle that define the baijiu-producing town
Despite having only six households left, the “parading of the god” ceremony in Fujian’s Weixiang village continues each year, alive with color, techn…
Photographer Li Wei, better known as Dameng, captures how avocado farming transformed ethnic communities in a small southwestern village
Photographer Cai Shanhai captures life and leisure of southwest China’s “cave dwellers”
Capturing Shandong’s market culture as it evolves with the times
The Mid-Autumn Festival became an official public holiday only in 2008, but it has been celebrated for centuries
The recently concluded “Village Super League” championships in Guizhou have showcased local food, unique performances, and amateur soccer players fro…
Peek inside the workshop of a Chinese artisan, who is trying to keep alive the centuries-old craft of making “heads” for traditional lion dance
Three generations of artisans ride the waves on dragon boats
Once common sights on sidewalks, many old professions are giving way to online apps and urbanization. Photographer Huang Ruide captures these fading …
After the sudden end of China’s “dynamic zero” Covid policy, photographers capture the lingering relics of the country’s pandemic prevention apparatus
It’s always holiday season in Yiwu, a “fourth-tier” Chinese city where migrant workers churn out two-thirds of the world’s Christmas decorations