BEIJING Nike Air Vapormax Black , March 9 (Xinhua) -- It was a long, dark, snowy winter'snight in 1989. Two street lights sway in the darkness. Yann Laymawas behind the wheel of a jeep in the remote mountains of thesouthwest province of Guizhou.
Suddenly, the car ground to a halt and Yann, along with his twocompanions, had no choice but to walk over 10 kilometers to reachthe ethnic minority community he was going to photograph.
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However, they fell through an ice hole. "We were so cold and onthe edge of death," Yann said. "But the villagers dared not help usas China was at the very early beginning of opening-up," Yannexplained. Foreigners, especially in the more under-developedGuizhou Nike Air Vapormax Plus , were still a rare sight.
"In their eyes, I was a ghost." Yann said. Finally a girl andher father offered them help. They gave Yann alcohol to warm thebody and emptied a bed for his rest.
This is just one of Yann's stories that span 30 years in China,during which he walked across most of the country.
In 1984, Yann was commissioned to take photographs for thenFrench president Francois Mitterand in the Elysee Palace, Paris,France Nike Air Vapormax , for one year. During this time, Francois recommended thatYann read Confucius, the famous ideologist and philosopher.
Through his reading, Yann fell in love with the far eastcountry.
The inspiration for moving to China came to him in a dream: "Idreamed of taking photographs in China."
It was to be his psychiatrist that suggested he follow his dreamand he gave him a camera.
After studying Chinese in Paris for one year, He went to Taiwanand was given the name "Yan Lei" (thunder in hell).
He moved to Beijing in 1985.
"When I first arrived, there was no expressway and the roadswere full of bicycles."
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"It is difficult for young people today to understand whatBeijing was like as China has seen remarkable development over thepast few decades," Yann said.
In his words, China's beauty not only exists in colorful ethnicminority regions and grand landscapes, but can also could be foundin common daily life.
Some of his favorite images portray old women. "They all hadbound feet, a practice that crippled women both physically andspiritually in feudal society," Yann explained. "These images aresnapshots of real life that reflects real history."
His photos range from young people's underground disco party tothe operation of China's first
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