China: Unterwegs in allen Provinzen

by Basil Pao

A stunning, richly illustrated portrait of Basil Pao's extensive travels through every province of China, published in time for the Beijing Summer Olympics in 2008.

Genres: China, Photography, Travel

382 pages, Hardcover

First published May 24, 2007

About the author

Basil Pao Ho-Yun is a Hong Kong-based photographer.

Reviews

[Ninja Neko · Rating 4 out of 5]

The byline of the German edition of this mastodont describes it best: "A journey through every province" (roughly translated). Basil Pao (of Michael Palin's travel series fame) visited every province in China and came back with an extensive collection of pictures. I really enjoyed going through them (a handful of pages over breakfast every day). I only wished there'd been maps at the start of every province chapter so I could orientate myself better, I wasn't going to flip all the way back to the map in front every time. When I read travel guides/pictorials I don't care for the author's political agenda or personal opinions about the places covered, I rather just get the facts and make up my own opinion. This author isn't neutral though. But Pao explains his feelings about China up front, and the way in which he did this made me understand where he stood and why, instead of getting annoyed - it helps that he is open minded as well. And the conclusion at the end wraps this up nicely.
Exactly what I needed to soothe my post-trip-to-China-blues, glad I lugged this home from the library.