| To clarify, I believe that the photos originally appeared in 2004 at a biennial photography exposition in Guangzhou. These are the so-called award winners. Thereafter, the photos propagated through the Chinese Internet. But the photos were not properly credited. The photos were posted on ESWN following that same tradition, on the grounds that they had a huge impact back then in China and the western readers ought to have an opportunity to share that experience. I was moved by these photos because it showed a different China from the glossier side that is ordinarily presented to the western world. It is important to remember that economic development in the capitalist mode is often uneven and even unfair. |