Viajar pela China é, sob vários aspectos, caminhar entre o antigo e o novo. Trata-se de um país que passa por intensas e visíveis transformações em todos os sentidos, num ritmo que dificilmente pode ser observado em outro lugar do planeta. Nesta fotorreportagem, o leitor poderá apreciar imagens que marcam o contraste de uma nação que sempre despertou a curiosidade do mundo. Aprecie! (G.P.)
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Visual Storytelling: China yesterday and today
In many ways, travelling in China is a walk among the old and the new. That’s a country which faces all kinds of intense and visible transformations, in a pace that can hardly be seen anywhere else on the planet. In this photo-article, the reader will be able to observe images which represent the contrast of a nation that has always aroused world’s curiosity. Enjoy! (G.P.)
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The English version for the text of each page is available under the pictures.
Clique nas imagens para ampliar.
Os textos referentes a cada página estão disponíveis em inglês embaixo de cada uma delas.
Visual Storytelling: China yesterday and today
In many ways, travelling in China is a walk among the old and the new. That’s a country which faces all kinds of intense and visible transformations, in a pace that can hardly be seen anywhere else on the planet. In this photo-article, the reader will be able to observe images which represent the contrast of a nation that has always aroused world’s curiosity. Enjoy! (G.P.)
Click the images to enlarge.
The English version for the text of each page is available under the pictures.
Around Beijing, the Great Wall of China rests upon the mountains like a sleeping dragon. In the center of the capital, the waters reflect a pavilion of the entrance to the Forbidden City, where the emperor and his entourage lived for centuries. The Temple of Heaven was the place where the emperor went to burn incense and take part in other religious ceremonies.
One night in Beijing, 我留下许多情。
不管你爱与不爱都是历史的尘埃陈升。
(Chen Sheng and Liu Jiahui)
"One night in Beijing, and I leave behind some feeling.
It doesn’t matter if you love it or not, it’s covered by the dust of history. "
One night in Beijing, 我留下许多情。
不管你爱与不爱都是历史的尘埃陈升。
(Chen Sheng and Liu Jiahui)
"One night in Beijing, and I leave behind some feeling.
It doesn’t matter if you love it or not, it’s covered by the dust of history. "
大海 航行 靠 舵手, 干 革命 靠 毛泽东 思想.
"If you want to sail the sea, you must trust the helmsman; if you want to undertake a revolution, you must trust President Mao."
That's a famous Chinese sentence in support to the revolutionary leader Mao Zedong (1893-1976), who founded the Chinese Communist Party and started the Cultural Revolution.
Clockwise: a communist monument in Guiyang, a wall adorned with communist art in the main area of Shanghai, a locked door in the Forbidden City, and Mao's portrait on the Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
Closed doors
Mao ruled China from 1949 to 1976. After his death, Deng Xiaoping became the President, being declared as responsible for the economic opening of China.
"If you want to sail the sea, you must trust the helmsman; if you want to undertake a revolution, you must trust President Mao."
That's a famous Chinese sentence in support to the revolutionary leader Mao Zedong (1893-1976), who founded the Chinese Communist Party and started the Cultural Revolution.
Clockwise: a communist monument in Guiyang, a wall adorned with communist art in the main area of Shanghai, a locked door in the Forbidden City, and Mao's portrait on the Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
Closed doors
Mao ruled China from 1949 to 1976. After his death, Deng Xiaoping became the President, being declared as responsible for the economic opening of China.
Open doors in the Forbidden City
Detail of the Water Cube, the aquatic stadium of the 2008 Olympic Games
Mc Donald’s in Chengdu, the capital of the Sichuan province
The new and the old in Shanghai
One world, one dream
Under this theme, Beijing hosted the Olympic Games in 2008. Among the Olympic constructions, the highlights were on the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest. The event received an investment of $ 40 billion, and was a showcase of the new China to the world, preparing the way to the realization of the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai.
Under this theme, Beijing hosted the Olympic Games in 2008. Among the Olympic constructions, the highlights were on the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest. The event received an investment of $ 40 billion, and was a showcase of the new China to the world, preparing the way to the realization of the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai.
World Expo 2010
"Better City, Better Life" is the theme for the 2010 World Expo, an event held since 1851 which includes the participation of 242 countries and international organizations. Yet today, more than 50 cities have hosted the expo. To host the exhibition in Shanghai, China invested U.S. $ 45 billion. A total amount of 70 million visitors are expected until the enclosure, which will happen on October 31.
The global capital of the 21st century
After hosting the World Expo, Shanghai consolidates its status as a global city, a title given to major cities with great importance for the global economic system, like New York, Paris, Tokyo and London, for example. The ambition of Shanghai, however, does not stop there: the city intends to be the global capital of the 21st century.
"Better City, Better Life" is the theme for the 2010 World Expo, an event held since 1851 which includes the participation of 242 countries and international organizations. Yet today, more than 50 cities have hosted the expo. To host the exhibition in Shanghai, China invested U.S. $ 45 billion. A total amount of 70 million visitors are expected until the enclosure, which will happen on October 31.
The global capital of the 21st century
After hosting the World Expo, Shanghai consolidates its status as a global city, a title given to major cities with great importance for the global economic system, like New York, Paris, Tokyo and London, for example. The ambition of Shanghai, however, does not stop there: the city intends to be the global capital of the 21st century.
Mais sobre a China/More about China:
World Expo, Jiuzhaigou, Vila de Xijiang Miao
Mais imagens/More pictures: Flickr
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