Aperture Phoenix

Author: Cao Jingxing
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: The enthusiasm for photography among the people at Phoenix TV has become somewhat extraordinary. In the headquarters office building in Hong Kong's Hong Kong Coliseum, the author often finds new photographs in the mail slots, all taken by colleagues at some point without their knowledge. Last year, when Song Chu-Yu visited mainland China, the author and the rest of the press team had just returned to Hong Kong after completing the interview coverage. Photojournalist Du Deji immediately compiled two CDs with all the photos taken of the author and throughout the journey, with one set for each person. This is the book dedicated by the renowned journalist Cao Jingxing to his readers. The "main character" is the Phoenix TV, which is known as the "Chinese CNN." Seventeen years ago, Cao Jingxing immigrated from Shanghai to Hong Kong and entered the field of journalism. Eight years ago, at the age of over fifty, Cao Jingxing joined Phoenix TV as a consultant for the "Yang Lan Studio" program. Since then, among the crowd of handsome and beautiful anchors at Phoenix TV, there appeared an old man with a distinctive salt-and-pepper hairstyle and gold-rimmed glasses. This "young old man" quickly gained widespread influence in the global Chinese community covered by Phoenix TV, both for his refined and elegant appearance and for his concise, insightful, and intellectual "Cao-style commentary."