Lhasa Beer

Lhasa Beer, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

Women work inspecting bottles at the Lhasa beer factory.

six o clock

six o clock, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

Passengers wait to board a train at the Dandong station in northeastern Liaoning Province. Still the cheapest mode of transport, most Chinese travelers prefer to take the train to flying.

Pingyao

Pingyao, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

A man rides past a shop in Pingyao.

cry baby

IMG_1907, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

A not-so-small- boy is carried by his father after having a tantrum on Tiananmen Square in Beijing. With the adoption in 1979 of the limited birth policy, which rapidly changed from a three to a two to a one child per couple policy, China became a child-centered culture rather than an adult-centered one. The only child is indulged by parents and grandparents and is often spoiled; this is known as the "little emperor syndrome."

state approved magazines

state approved magazines, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

A magazine vendor sells a large variety of pulications from a kiosk in western Beijing. China has angered international rights groups and media organisations with its new curbs on foreign journalists and news agencies. Authorities have announced ‘rules’ requiring foreign media to get the approval of the government news agency, Xinhua, before releasing or distributing any news reports, pictures and graphics within China. The new rules empower Xinhua to censor and/or delete any content that it sees as a threat to national security and unity. In fact, Chinese parliament is currently deliberating a bill that would fine domestic and foreign media if they broke news on natural disasters and other emrgencies without authorisation.

PU ER Tea

PU ER Tea, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

Aged Pu Er tea is sampled by a customer in a tea shop in Beijing. Until recently, pu'er tea was seen as a cheap drink, mainly because the leaves could be easily stored in bricks or cakes for long periods of time. Then, in the 1990s, it began to be collected in southern China, and now the fashion has swept over northern China, pushing up the market prices to extraordinary levels. Retail shops and tea-tasting clubs are sprouting up all over the country.

Great Wall 01

Great Wall 01, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

The Great Wall at Mutianyu north of Beijing.

Great Wall at Sunset

Great Wall at Sunset, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

The Great Wall at Mutianyu, north of Beijing.

Dead 30 years today

Dead 30 years today, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

The portrait of Mao Zedong, hanging on Tiananmen Gate in central Beijing. Mao died 30 years ago today- Spetember 9, 1976.

Girl on one foot

Girl on one foot, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

A Tibetan girl plays along the highway in dangxiong county north of Lhasa.

prayer wheels

prayer wheels, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

An elderly Tibetan woman spins prayer wheels outside a small temple in Lhasa.

reflected wall

reflected wall, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

A wall is reflected in a pool in the Forbidden City in Beijing.

CCTV

CCTV, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

The China Central Television tower at dusk in western Beijing.

Yak butter lanterns

Yak butter lanterns, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

Yak butter lanterns burn in the Jokang Temple.

one protester

one protester, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

A man from Anhui province shouts complaints and holds documents in front of a Beijing court house. The man accused officials in his hometown of corruption.