China after Mao: Seek Truth From Facts

by Liu Heung Shing

An entire country captures unposed and authentic in a unique collection of photographs. China is seen emerging from a frightening period of political terror into an era where its true nature can be expressed once again. In decades to come, we and those who follow us will need to look back on post-Maoist China and try to understand what was the experience then of the nearly one-quarter of humanity that is Chinese. It will, I predict, be the images in this collection by Lin Heung Shing that, more than any other single source, will most deeply touch our understanding

Genres: China, History, Art, Photography, Nonfiction

176 pages, Paperback

First published February 7, 1984

Reviews

[Galatea · Rating 5 out of 5]

A whirlwind social history of china recovering from the terrors of Maoism, told in snapshots and snippets of everyday life.

This was a welcome breath of fresh air after reading Lovell's Maoism: A Global History

[Zeitgeist · Rating 4 out of 5]

劉香成的鏡頭確實很有寓意，只可惜還有很多圖片為過審被刪除了，希望能找到英文版補上。

[Babe Gladwaller · Rating 4 out of 5]

一个卓越的摄影者必须深刻关怀他的拍摄对象，伟大的照片是思想的呈现。在相当多的摄影师镜头下，中国变成了一个剧院，而摄影师的工作也成了戏码。与这些人不同，刘香成经历了这个国家的日常真实生活，他的照片摆脱了模式化和戏剧化，展示了后毛泽东时代的中国的真正面貌，一个正在揭开自身面纱的中国。