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China remembered
a rare collection of photographs from a forgotten time
By Kitahara, Yasuto
- ISBN
- 978-0-06059-847-1
- Publisher
- New York : Harper Design International, c2003.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on April 26, 2004
Geography teacher and Japanese native Kitahara's first collection of photography--taken from 25 years worth of material originally intended to instruct his students--is a colorful blend of China's many ages. Over the years, Kitahara has witnessed the economic giant's transformation as it loosens its borders to the West. Major cities like Beijing, Kitahara says, are now in danger of losing their distinctive character. Yet vestiges of its Imperial empires, communist and cultural revolutio...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
