Photo collection of 102 Chinese households presents real China
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Here's something about China you rarely see. (Photos: Yi Tiao)
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Huang Qingjun, who is from Northeastern China, has spent 16 years taking special “family photos" of 102 Chinese households since 2003.
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Each household was asked to take a photo of all of their belongings on display.
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Among these people are film directors, living Buddhas, internet celebrities, and ordinary people.
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The photo collection and its story was reported by Western mainstream media, including the BBC and the New York Times.
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It was also included in the Oxford University Teaching Book and National Geographic Learning.
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More than a million people watched the BBC's coverage just three days after it was published in 2012.
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Robert Frank, a renowned photographer, complimented Huang’s work: “Your work is an open window into China”.
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“A few years later, when you look back at the photos, you can see what Chinese people’s life was like at that time,” Huang said. (Compiled by He Jieqiong)