A glimpse of China (16 images)

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I lived in China for five years and I regularly travel back. Here is a glimpse.
  • The Terracotta army stands in Xi' An, Shaanxi province, China, on April 14, 2006. The Terracotta Army contains the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang the First Emperor of China. Dating from 210 BC, the terracotta figures were discovered in 1974 by several local farmers near the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor. The Terracotta Army includes over 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses, the majority of which are still buried in the pits. Photo by Lucas Schifres/Pictobank

  • Terracotta warriors from the Terracotta army stand in Xi' An, Shaanxi province, China, on April 14, 2006. The Terracotta Army contains the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang the First Emperor of China. Dating from 210 BC, the terracotta figures were discovered in 1974 by several local farmers near the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor. The Terracotta Army includes over 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses, the majority of which are still buried in the pits. Photo by Lucas Schifres/Pictobank

  • A calligrapher trains by writing Chinese characters with water in Beijing, China, on August 23, 2004. Photo by Lucas Schifres/Pictobank

  • A traditional tea cup in Beijing, China, on August 20, 2004. Photo by Lucas Schifres/Pictobank

  • A worker sewing a carpet is seen behing the carpet's strings in Hetian Foreign Trade Carpets Workshop factory in Hetian, Xinjiang province, China, on October 13, 2006. Photo by Lucas Schifres/Pictobank

  • The Shanghai Pudong Skyline, including the Oriental Pearl TV Tower (left), is seen from the Bund side in Shanghai, China, on April 18, 2007. Photographer: Lucas Schifres/Pictobank

  • The original HSBC Bank headquarters (left) and the Customs house (right) stand on the famous 'Bund' waterfront in Shanghai, on October 26, 2009. 'The Bund' is the Art Deco waterfront promenade considered as the symbol of Shanghai. Photo by Lucas Schifres/Pictobank

  • Lions' handles hang on a traditional Chinese door in Beijing, China, on March 18, 2006. Photo by Lucas Schifres/Pictobank

  • A traditional tea cup in Beijing, China, on August 20, 2004. Photo by Lucas Schifres/Pictobank

  • A little girl walks on tombs during Tomb Sweeping day, or 'Qingming', in a cemetery near Nianjing, Jiangsu province, China, on April 4, 2008. The Qingming Festival is a traditional Chinese festival usually occurring around April 5 of the Gregorian calendar. For the Chinese, it is a day to remember and honor one's ancestors at grave sites. Young and old pray before the ancestors, sweep the tombs and offer food, tea, wine, chopsticks, (joss) paper accessories, and/or libation to the ancestors. Photo by Lucas Schifres/Pictobank


  • Unemployed Han Mei looks worried in a small brokerage house, China, on February 4, 2009. Han Mei worked in Investment banking and lost her job on February 3 'because of the crisis' as her employer put it. A couple of months ago, Han Mei sold her small stock portfolio after it lost half of its value. She doesn't want to invest in the stock exchange anymore. Photo by Lucas Schifres/Pictobank

  • The Grand Hyatt hotel, as seen from 'Patio' bar, in Jinmao tower, in Shanghai, China, on September 16, 2009. Photo by Lucas Schifres/Pictobank

  • Pedestrians walk past Beijing National Grand Theatre in Beijing, China, on November 20, 2008. The National Centre for the Performing Arts was designed by French architect Paul Andreu. Completed in 2007, the 219.400 square meter building houses an opera house (2416 seats), a concert hall (2017 seats) and two theatres (one of 1040 seats) included in a titanium and glass shell which houses the public space. The concept of the National Centre for the Performing Arts is a cultural island in the middle of a lake. Photo by Lucas Schifres/Pictobank

  • A palace of the Forbidden City stands in Beijing, China on June 16, 2006. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost five centuries, it served as the home of the Emperor and his household, as well as the ceremonial and political centre of Chinese government. Photo by Lucas Schifres/Pictobank

  • A woman from the Yao ethnic minority poses for a photograph, in Longji, near Guilin, Guangxi province, China, on October 28, 2010. The Yao nationality is one of the 55 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. Yao women let their hair grow at maximum length, twist it, and cover it by a scarf or a turban. They usually wear bright colors, and silver decorations. Photo by Lucas Schifres/Pictobank

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