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CHINA: Portrait of a People
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CHINA: Portrait of a People (2008) (edit title/settings)

by Tom Carter (Author) (edit contributors)

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600 pages and over 800 images of life and humanity from across the 33 provinces of China.

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China counts 56 ethnic groups within its borders. The descendants of Manchu soldiers, Silk Road traders and Lao hill tribes have their own cuisines, languages, and customs. American photographer Tom Carter spent two years on the road in China. Traveling by the cheapest transport and sleeping... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

China counts 56 ethnic groups within its borders. The descendants of Manchu soldiers, Silk Road traders and Lao hill tribes have their own cuisines, languages, and customs. American photographer Tom Carter spent two years on the road in China. Traveling by the cheapest transport and sleeping in two-dollar guesthouses, he lived side by side with the ordinary but incredibly diverse people of the PRC. The images he collected break all stereotypes of the Chinese.

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  • “The snapshots in CHINA: Portrait of a People are not meant to be works of art. I was too preoccupied with participating, with reveling in the moment, to worry about their perfection. Their purpose, then, is to form a candid portrait of China exactly as China presented itself to me.”

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It took traveling across the world, then throughout the oldest country in the world itself, before I would come to know the mystery of the Orient that is China.

Glossary edit see section history

  • Pink Light District: Pink-Light District is English-language nomenclature referring to brothels fronting as hair salons in China. The term derives from Red-Light District but is specific to the P.R.C., as Chinese brothels are identifiable nationwide by the transparent-pink film that typically covers hair salon sliding glass doors. Such hair salons usually operate in small clusters, hence forming a "district." The term "Pink Light District" is a neologism directly attributable to, and first seen in print in, the book CHINA: Portrait of a People (Tom Carter, 2008), which features in part a series of revelational photographs of various pink-light districts across China, the first published book ever to do so. The term is not, however, commonly used by the Chinese themselves.
  • The Change Dynasty: The Change Dynasty is English-language nomenclature referring to the first decade of the new millennium (2000-2010) in China, which was the nation’s most rapid period of progress and development in 5,000 years of history.The term is a homage to dynastic imperial eras, i.e. Qing Dynasty, but is not derived from the name of any ruling class, but rather from the dramatic modernization and hyper urbanization that occurred throughout China after the new millennium, reaching its zenith in 2008 before finally slowing down again.The term "Change Dynasty" is a neologism directly attributable to, and first seen in print in, the book CHINA: Portrait of a People (Tom Carter, 2008), which features in part a series of contrasting photographs of ancient tenements juxtaposed against modern steel-and-glass skyscrapers.
  • Maiden China: Maiden China is English-language nomenclature referring to a Chinese factory girl or shop girl who makes or sells Made in China products.The term is a form of onomatopoeia and word play, combining Maiden (as in young woman) with Made in China (as in the brand).The term "Maiden China" is a neologism directly attributable to, and first seen in print in, the book CHINA: Portrait of a People (Tom Carter, 2008), which features in part a series of photographs of Chinese factory girls and shop attendants.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Tom Carter (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Mian Mian (Epilogue) - Mian Mian is the author of Candy.
  2. Anchee Min (Foreword)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Blacksmith Books
Country: Hong Kong
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 9889979942
Page Count: 640

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Books That Influenced This Book edit see section history

   
  • Humanism in China - A Contemporary Record of Photography / Guangdong Museum of Art in Guangzhou / These 601 works by 270 photographers were exhibited in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing, and Germany / 787X1092mm / Black and White / Existence, Time
  • The Good Earth

Books Influenced by This Book edit see section history

   
  • China, Portrait of a Country
  • China

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