This is the second work from the “Chinese century” series; as the title may suggest the concept is the dualistic nature of modern China.
Since the voyage of Marco Polo to the court of Kublai Khan, China has always been correlated with magnificence, deep wiseness and uncontaminated nature; all aspects of one of the oldest cultures in the history of mankind.
Modern travellers can still feel the same wonder and feel as they are contemplating the same empire as Marco Polo did.
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The 21st century has been regarded as the “Chinese century” because of the strong economical growth of China and for its central role in the world industrial production; these growth has produced, on the other hand, a severe impact on the environment , a great difference between the population in the cities and in the countrysides and a strong control by the government.
This work has been mentioned in the 2011 Fucecchio Photo festival
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- Front cover
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- Back cover
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- Beijing
A man sits in the typical oriental position, doing nothing --- A young man performing breakdance
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- Beijing
An old man writes ideograms with a wet brush --- A young financer checking his e-mail in his fancy new car
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- Beijing --- Shanghai
Chinese turists in the forbidden city during the national holiday --- Workers on the roof of one of the many new buildings
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- Beijing --- Shanghai
One of the ceilings of the summer palace --- One of the huge installations at the Chinese Expo 2010
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- Beijing --- Shanghai
A guard looks at kid playing in Tien An Men square --- One of the many monitoring cameras
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- Beijing --- Xi'An
One of the many lakes of the old summer palace --- One of the many building sites near the ancient walls of Xi'an
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- Huang shan --- Shanghai
A tree tries to grow on the granite wall --- The night lights on the side of the Shanghai world financial centre
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- Shanghai
Stairs of the Yuyan garden --- One of the downtown buildings
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- Beijing
Lions in front of the forbidden city --- Lions in front of the summer palace
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- Huang shan --- Beijing
Father and son on the steep steps carved in granite --- A sign invites car drivers to drive carefully in the chaotic traffic
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- Xi'An --- Nanjing
Writings in the taoist temple of the seven immortals --- A woman reads a newspaper in the crowded train heading south
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- Shexian --- Beijing
Writings in one of the streets of the old town --- A recent writing (possibly some kind of announcement) near the Communist party building
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- Xi'An --- Beijing
A man reads an inscription inside the taoist temple of the seven immortals --- A young lady waves a chinese flag in front of one of the two huge screens in Tien An Men square celebrating the national holiday
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- Beijing
A group of people playing on the side of a street --- A group of young men from the countryside tries to find their way in the city subway
