Along the Banks of the Yangtze
A six-part series in which photographer Ruben Terlou travels from Shanghai, the most westernized part of China, to the much more traditional Tibetan city of Shangri-La. Through the stories of people he meets along the 6,300-kilometre river, Ruben discovers the real China, forty years after Mao’s death.
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Seasons
1.The Chinese Dream
07-02-201644mOver the past few years, Shanghai has been inundated with immigrants. The world's largest port city has nearly 10 million newcomers, all seeking to live their dream of being financ...
2.Double Happiness
14-02-201644mLove and happiness are not left to chance in China. In fact: it is considered a serious problem if a person has not settled down by the age of 30. But how do Chinese men and women...
3.On Mao
21-02-201644mMao is alive. 40 years after his death, he is still as popular as ever. After all, he was the founder of the People's Republic. And the fact that under his administration tens of m...
4.The Dam
28-02-201644mThe Three Gorges Dam has taken the place of the Chinese Wall as China's pride and joy in terms of man-made structures. With a capacity of 15 times the Borssele plant, this dam is t...
5.Leisure in China
06-03-201644mLeisure in China is a public and massive thing. Whether it's Mahjong tournaments, acrobatics or street dance, everything happens in the central squares in the cities, and preferabl...
6.Motorway to Tibet
13-03-201644mThe River Yangtze flows along the mountain sides of the Himalayas before taking a sharp turn in the direction of Shanghai. In this area, we should still be able to find the authent...
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