I don't see that happening unless the photographer is on a trip arranged by the government or something like that, in which case that would be entirely understandable. Otherwise you can go to any poor village / city "ghettos" you like.
I don't see that happening unless the photographer is on a trip arranged by the government or something like that, in which case that would be entirely understandable. Otherwise you can go to any poor village / city "ghettos" you like.
Ummmm...... right. I'm an american tourist and I've been to the poorest regions of china without a hitch. Sure, getting to those parts was more than hard, but there were no traces of government intervention.
edit: also, I don't think these pictures are fair. I've been all over China and I can attest to the severe poverty in many rural areas. But that's also not the entire story. The numerous cities are centers of tremendous wealth and even only the very poorest of regions are as bad as some of those displayed in the photographs.
ViRGE
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To an extent. A lot of semi-pro photographers have been having problems taking photos of major landmarks though; the local police have been denying them since shortly after September 11th. It's certainly a lot more freedom, but not complete.
I like the B&W photos, but I wasn't very fond of the oversaturated color photos. I'm sure it was intentional though.
I was in China over 15 years ago and that's not very representative of the China I visited. And no, I didn't go to Shanghai or Beijing. I went to the villages mostly. It varies. Some areas are very poor farming areas with houses/shacks made of varies pieces of wood and metal. Other areas have nice apartment buildings that was better than the one I have here.
I was in China over 15 years ago and that's not very representative of the China I visited. And no, I didn't go to Shanghai or Beijing. I went to the villages mostly. It varies. Some areas are very poor farming areas with houses/shacks made of varies pieces of wood and metal. Other areas have nice apartment buildings that was better than the one I have here.
most of those pictures, SARS ones excluded, look like they were taken some time in the 50's to 70's. so i suppose it is the real china, if by real, you mean past, and under the worst conditions
yet another fine example of how brainwashed people can be about "communist" china
yet another fine example of how brainwashed people can be about "communist" china
RadiclDreamer
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With a billion and a half people you'll find people from every end of the spectrum there I'd imagine.
you really think that the chinese goverment bothers to post guards around all the poor areas (which is a majority of china)?
though china may not be 'free' in American terms, there really aren't that many restrictions and most people have the same amount of 'freedom' as found in the US
I just came back from Shanghai and Anhui province (Huangshan) a couple of weeks ago and I had no problems taking pictures. In fact, every person I saw had some form of semi-pro DSLR and I didn't see anyone run into trouble with authorities.
Yea, but try to take pictures in the rural areas. My friends and I tried to take some pictures but people would try to stop us. That's communist censorship I guess.
0roo0roo
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you don't think the chinese government is a powerful central power that keeps tabs on activists and journalists entering its borders and tries to keep tabs on them? its not like they have to track everyone, most tourists do not go to the areas in question, most stay in "economic zones" and major cities
most of china isn't like that though. china already squeltches coverage of 50,000 protests a year you know. they are good at what they do.Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
you don't think the chinese government is a powerful central power that keeps tabs on activists and journalists entering its borders and tries to keep tabs on them? its not like they have to track everyone, most tourists do not go to the areas in question, most stay in "economic zones" and major cities
It's because most Chinese are farmers.
funboy6942
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Those pics are probably very old and touched up with photoshop. The styling of clothing is much older than what people currently wear(at least a few years ago when I was back in China.) And these pics are hugely unrepresentative of modern china even in the countryside.
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