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Guangzhou urban village – On July 1, 2010, Guangzhou began the demolition of Yangqi village. The work went on for over a year. On August … Read more
Sino Soviet Propaganda During the fifties, sino-soviet relations were essentially benign, even if the ideological roots of the Sino-Soviet split originated in the 1940s and … Read more
Photographer Wang Yuanling has shown his photos depicting some residents of Chongqing. Images were taken in 2010, in Shibati village, an old slum, close to … Read more
History of China pictures Shenzhen hosted the “Workers, Farmers – Zhu Xianmin, Wang Yuwen image collection exhibition”, organized by the local photographers association. The two … Read more
Today, anywhere in China. Every day, millions of square meters of old slums are torn down to make room for luxury condos and shopping malls.
Although these neighborhoods are demolished, people try to lead a normal life.
Video by Matteo Damiani, Music by Felix l’Amour
Found films in China – What happens if some old films are found in the debris of a city? During this period Kunming, the capital … Read more
When we arrived here for the second time, references to Snow White disappeared, but dwarfs were still the main attraction.
A number of dwarfs, a deformed calf, and a talented acrobat from Xinjiang are the main attractions of the theme park.
Twice a day dwarf dancers and dwarf singers performed in front of an audience of families and schools. If at first glance, this idea of creating a theme park based on dwarfs could be perplexing, for these people coming from all parts of China, was certainly one of the few alternatives to a life of begging.
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UPDATE: A friend told us the Empire has been shut down recently (2015).
Pictures & video by Matteo Damiani
The article was originally published on Aug 8, 2011, Latest update Jul 18, 2019
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