from January/February 2008
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China Photo Gallery
Photograph by Chien-min Chung
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 erraris on display before the Great Hall of the People catch the attention of Chinese soldiers. Likewise, the clashing symbols of capitalist excess and implacable communism catch the eye of Chien-min Chung, a Taiwan-born photographer who visited mainland China for the first time in the 1990s. "The picture shows how far China has advanced," he says, "with pricey Italian sports cars parked outside the halls that Mao once walked." "It's amazing how fast people have embraced car culture," Chung says. "And cars are just one symbol of the new economy that you see every day. Remember, modern China is less than 60 years old, and we're experiencing change on a scale never before seen. I have high hopes for China."
See more photos taken by photojournalists with a strong connection to China in "My China," in the January/February 2008 issue of National Geographic Traveler.
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