A Glimpse of Folk Life

Author: Pan Wei (Written and Photographed)
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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 in Guangdong Province and a council member of the China News Photographers Association. Since 2000, he has been running a personal photo-essay column titled "A Glimpse 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. "A Glimpse of the Folk" has been published for over 300 issues and has been recognized as one of the outstanding supplement columns in Chinese newspapers. 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 Festival. The 138 works published in this book are 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 visual and textual approach. "A Glimpse of the Folk" has been published for over 300 issues and has been recognized as one of the outstanding supplement columns in Chinese newspapers. 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 Festival. The book is printed in an elegant and exquisite style, compiled from over 300 issues published in the Qingyuan Daily, and combines readability, reference value, and visual appeal. The book is preface 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 Shanghai People's Publishing House. New Century Bookstores are authorized dealers.