China

Travel Monday: A Photo Trip to Zhangjiajie

A collection of images of the soaring landscape around Zhangjiajie in Hunan Province in South Central China.

• Alan Taylor
• May 7, 2018

China Viewed From Above

Simply a collection of some amazing recent aerial images showing the vast diversity of landscapes across China.

• Alan Taylor
• April 11, 2018

The Bike-Share Oversupply in China: Huge Piles of Abandoned and Broken Bicycles

Gigantic piles of impounded, abandoned, and broken bicycles have become a familiar sight in many Chinese cities, after a rush to build up its new bike-sharing industry vastly overreached.

• Alan Taylor
• March 22, 2018

The Sichuan Giant Panda Bases and Sanctuaries

In the mountains of China’s Sichuan Province, a network of research centers and wildlife sanctuaries has been established to support native endangered species.

• Alan Taylor
• November 21, 2017

Images of China's Steel Industry

For the past few years, Getty Images photographer Kevin Frayer has been covering China’s Steel production facilities, from massive state-run factories to small unauthorized steel producers.

• Alan Taylor
• January 4, 2017

Before Beijing: A Rare View of China's Last Dynasty

Early photographs of the architecture and culture of Peking in the 1870s

• Emily Anne Epstein
• September 22, 2016

The World's Largest Mosquito Factory

Inside a laboratory at the forefront of the fight against Zika

• Emily Anne Epstein
• June 29, 2016

Shanghai's Holdout Neighborhood of Guangfuli

Reuters photographer Aly Song recently visited a small neighborhood in Shanghai—a remnant patch of smaller houses and shops where residents live in homes surrounded by a concrete wall and looming skyscrapers on all sides.

• Alan Taylor
• May 5, 2016

More of the Chinese Art of the Crowd

After viewing news photographs from China for years, one of my favorite visual themes is “large crowds in formation.”

• Alan Taylor
• March 31, 2016

Scenes From 21st-Century China

A small view of people and places across China over the past few months.

• Alan Taylor
• February 2, 2016

The 2016 Harbin Ice and Snow Festival

Every year, in northeast China's Heilongjiang province, the city of Harbin hosts an Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, featuring massive ice and snow sculptures.

• Alan Taylor
• January 5, 2016

A Massive Landslide of Mud and Construction Waste Strikes Shenzhen, China

On Sunday, an enormous pile of excavated soil and other construction waste crashed down on an industrial park in Shenzhen, China, in a landslide burying dozens of buildings, and leaving more than 90 people listed as missing.

• Alan Taylor
• December 21, 2015

China From Above

A collection of recent aerial images showing the vast diversity of landscapes across China, from cities to mountains, desert to sea shores, and much more.

• Alan Taylor
• November 17, 2015

The Dramatic Landscape of China's Gansu Province

Gansu Province, in northwestern China, is about the same size as California, with a population of about 26 million people. Gansu’s diverse landscapes include parts of the Gobi Desert, the Yellow River, numerous mountain formations, and remnants of the Silk Road and the Great Wall of China.

• Alan Taylor
• October 21, 2015

China Stages a Massive Military Parade to Commemorate the End of World War II

In Beijing, China marked the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, and its role in defeating Japan, by holding an enormous military parade and declaring a new national holiday. The spectacle involved more than 12,000 troops, 500 pieces of military hardware, and 200 aircraft.

• Alan Taylor
• September 3, 2015

Remembering China’s Forgotten WWII Veterans

On September 3, China will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the surrender of Japan and the end of World War II, but the service of many veterans of that conflict has been unrecognized for decades.

• Alan Taylor
• September 2, 2015

Photos of the Aftermath of the Massive Explosions in Tianjin, China

Late on the night of August 12, a series of ferocious explosions tore through an industrial area in Tianjin, China.

• Alan Taylor
• August 13, 2015

Behind the Scenes of a Chinese World War II Drama

At China’s Hengdian World Studios, the biggest movie lot ever built, there are currently 11 productions about World War II being filmed to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the end of the war

• Alan Taylor
• August 10, 2015

The Abandoned Fishing Village of Houtouwan

On Shengshan Island, east of Shanghai, China, only a handful of people still live in a village that was once home to more than 2,000 fishermen.

• Alan Taylor
• July 29, 2015

Scenes From China's Yangtze River Disaster

A passenger ship carrying 458 people sank in a storm on Monday night in the Yangtze River in China.

• Alan Taylor
• June 2, 2015