Eastern Promise

1 The Summer Palace
“In the parks around Beijing, you’ll find lots of people doing water calligraphy. They use giant brushes dipped in water to write on the pavement. Don’t like what you wrote? Wait a few minutes and it’s gone.”
Photo by Elaine Yong

2 Dongcheng District
“Chinese men read the newspaper pinned to the wall of a building in a hutong (narrow passageway).”
Photo by Jenna Meth

3 National Aquatics Centre
During the last Olympics, 25 world records were broken at the Water Cube, a huge structure covered by 634 air cushions. “This blue cube will forever be engraved on my mind.”
Photo by Bernard Brault

4 798 Art District
“Mao meets Marilyn in this eye-catching sculpture in front of a studio in the 798 Art District of Beijing.”
Photo by Brock Wojtalewicz

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