北京Beijing

Capital of China. Beijing is easy to travel, and its long history guarantees a host of architectual wonders for picture taking and sight-seeing.

万里长城Wanli Changcheng (Great Wall)

Pictures of the 万里长城Great Wall from the shining 渤海Bohai sea to the eastern sharp mountains and green hills to the loess highlands of central China to the desolate Gobi desert west — 山海关Shanhaiguan (Shanhai Pass) to 古北口Gubeikou to 镇北台Zhenbeitai Tower to 嘉峪关Jiayuguan (Jiayu Pass). The Great Wall drew a defensive line across most of China's northern border, separating the central plains from the steppe north.

安徽Anhui

Home of two great mountains of China - 黄山Huangshan ( Yellow Mountain ) and 九华山Jiuhuashan, two very popular travel destinations. The southern region are also known for its numerous well-preserved villages that date back more than 400 years ago. These picturesque villages are very popular with Chinese artists and photographers.

甘肃Gansu

The mostly loess region is sandwiched by ice-capped mountains on the south and the Gobi desert on the north. It was the most accessible passage used by the fabled 丝绸之路Silk Road camel carnivans to exit the eastern region of China. To travel through this great corridor today is as difficult as it was during the Silk Route Era. But to be here and take pictures of its stunning Martian landscape is incomparable.

河北Hebei

Located on northeast China, Hebei's north is a buffer region with its many strategic sections of the Great Wall. To travel through this mountainous region can be a feat. Nonetheless, people flock here to its Great Wall travel destinations.

湖北Hubei

Home of 武当山Wudang Mountains, source of China's great 功夫Gongfu tradition, and one of the great travel destinations of China.

江苏Jiangsu

Both the 长江Changjiang ( Yangzi River ) and the 运河Great Canal flow to this region, making this region a very trafficked area. Together with the great 太湖Taihu lake and many smaller lakes, this region is the ideal host of some of the most beautiful water towns of China. A fun travel destination for those who enjoy seafood, boat rides and pictures of locals.

内蒙古Neimenggu ( Inner Mongolia )

Deserts and grasslands coexist in this wide northern plain of China. You can hire a horse and travel to its horizon where the endless flat plain crashes with the clouds. Or you can just sit on its sand dunes and take pictures of camels next to the setting sun.

宁夏Ningxia

黄河Huanghe ( Yellow River ) makes a quick pass through this dry region where most of China's 回族Hui ethnic group lives. On its north it is surrounded by the 贺兰山Helan Mountains and the 大漠Gobi Desert; on its south more mountains and the loess highlands. The 万里长城Great Wall runs along its strategic north borders along the edges of mountains and deserts. When you travel here you will be entering a very secluded region, where the rise and fall of the 西夏国Xixia Kingdom reached mythic proportion.

陕西Shaanxi

The loess land of China. China's first emperor built the first empire here, and he also started the endless Great Wall building project. When you travel through this sandy region the emperor's presence can still be felt, especially while you take pictures of his clay army looking back at you. But don't worry, there are more tourists there than the army can handle.

上海Shanghai

Today, the financial center of China as well as one of its cultural centers. Fashion lovers, misfits, intelectuals, dreamers, refugees, outcasts, and outlaws alike rush to Shanghai for its haven and riches. If you are bored of flying, you may just board a ship up or down or across the Pacific Ocean and get off on its international seaport, which also happens to be the gateway to the great 长江Changjiang River (Yangzi River). You come to Shanghai not for any historical attractions, but rather for the city itself — its interactions of all things good and bad that generate very saleable gossips.

山西Shanxi

Of all the places in China, this luckless region was the home of the wealthiest merchants and the origin of China's great banking institutions. Because of their wealth, splendid compounds, mansions and manors scattered in the whole region, and these has been on many people's list of travel destinations.

新疆Xinjiang

The largest and westernmost region of China, composes mostly of deserts. This hot land is the home of 维吾尔Uygur ethnic people. Ancient mosques, ruins and unusual mountains dotted this sparse region. Travel in this desert land can be slow but its distinctive culture and otherworldly landscape provide many picture opportunities.

特别专题Special Topics

作品Works

Other than my travel stock pictures, I also put together some of my other works and interests.   In this section are my some other photographic interests, my artworks, my writings (which includes mostly travel travelogues, short notes, and translations), and my collection of craft works gathered from my travels in China.

声音，视频Sound and Video

I did some video works during my return to China in 2004 and 2006.   I split the section into destination video and art video.   Destination video includes my short clips of tourist attractions.   Art video includes short clips that are more art related, and mostly has little practical value to tourists.   As of now I have nothing on sound.