China

Cormorant fishing is an old, traditional practice dating back as far as 960 AD. Fisherman use the large birds to catch fish in a river, then retrieve the fish from the cormorant. Yangsh...

Despite differing cultural perspectives, dog meat is a fact of life in many parts of the world. Human consumption of dog meat has been recorded throughout history and is still a norm th...

Angela Merkel, Germany's Chancellor, visits Guangzhou City, capital of the Guangdong Province, the most important economic zone in South China. Angela Merkel gives a speech at the...

Illustrious activities were held for more than 200 family members from all over the country in celebration of a new dynasty. It was a time to record the families growing genealogy. Jil...

More than 300 million people move back home to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Due to the influx, the government applied new procedures for arriving to the Guangzhou Train Station. Gua...

A few thousand people visit the Yuexiu flower market on the first night of business, shoppers were there for holiday flowers and decorations for the Chinese New Year. Guangzhou, China. ...

Thousands of holiday travelers flock to the main Guangzhou railway station, days before the Chinese Spring Festival, attempting to get home to be with family before Chinese New Year...

At a minimum temperature of -21, swimmers from Russia, Ukraine and China welcome the arrival of the New Year, more than 20 teams involving 300 runners jump into the cold water. Jilin, C...

The Apple store in The Village in Beijing was egged after fights broke out between customers over the iPhone 4s release. Riot vans and more than a hundred police stood outside the tempo...

Hunting with golden eagles and falcons is a traditional art of the Eurasian steppes, particularly in Central Asia. The second eagle hunting culture festival opening brought 40 eagle hun...

After three months and 20000 yuan the big "bicycle" was redeveloped after debugging. It is 3.2 meters high and 5.5 meters long and can seat six. Jilin, China. 25th December 2...

Villagers of YuLinXiang invite friends and relatives to eat a recently killed pig, China. 4th December 2011

Scenes from the underdeveloped southwest region of China, which has escaped heavy development for tourism due to its relative inaccessibility. Yuanyang, China. 13th October 2011

Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson and James May arrive at Beijing Airport to film new Top Gear show. Beijing, China. 2nd December 2011

Jilin is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. Jilin borders North Korea and Russia to the east. Jilin translates as "a...

Rich Chinese could be seen eyeing-up homes abroad at the Luxury Properties Showcase 2011 held in Beijing. These days wealthy Chinese are buying up increasing amounts of property oversea...

Despite the migration of millions of Han Chinese to the western part of the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, the Uighur community continues to practice their Muslim culture. Kashgar, ...

The New Nanjing South railway station is the biggest in Asia. The main bullet train line from Shanghai to Beijing goes through Nanjing South station and over a new bridge crossing the Y...

Chinese sleeping everywhere, on the street, in shops, restaurants, lorries, train and bus stations, in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Nanjing and Beijing. 21st July 2006

An anthropological reportage on the Sky Burial, the Tibetan ritual where the body of the dead is given to the vultures to be eaten in the mountain-tops of Litang, a remote town in the C...