A Glimpse of Folk Life: Narrative Images of Folk Life: Narrative Images of Folk Life

Author: Pan Wei
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: Pan Wei, a native of Lianzhou, is the President and Editor-in-Chief of the Qingyuan Daily, a newspaper in Guangdong Province, and a council member of the China News Photography Association. Since 2000, he has been running a personal photo and text column titled "Glimpses of the Folk" in the Qingyuan Daily, which focuses on grassroots social groups. Through his lens and pen, he has documented the daily lives and living conditions of ordinary people in the streets and alleys. "Glimpses of the Folk" has been published for over 300 issues and has been recognized as one of the outstanding supplement columns in newspapers across China. Many of its works have been reprinted in more than 10 professional publications and mass media, and have been exhibited at the first Lianzhou International Photography Exhibition. The works published in this book total 138 pieces, carefully selected from over 300 issues, with 27 of them taken in Lianzhou. This book focuses on grassroots social groups and enhances the depth of the images through a complementary photo-text format. "Glimpses of the Folk" has been published for over 300 issues and has been recognized as one of the outstanding supplement columns in newspapers across China. Many of its works have been reprinted in more than 10 professional publications and mass media, and have been exhibited at the first Lianzhou International Photography Exhibition. The book is printed in an elegant and exquisite style, compiled from over 300 issues published in the Qingyuan Daily, combining readability, reference value, and artistic appeal. This book is prefaced by Professor Deng Qiyao, Dean of the School of Communication and Design at Sun Yat-sen University and a doctoral supervisor, and is published and distributed by the Shanghai People's Publishing House. It is available for sale in all Xinhua bookstores.