Putting families in focus
Updated: 2014-05-27 16:00
(China Daily USA)
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A photographer captures the familial ties that bind people from around the globe, who live in Beijing's international Sanlitun area.
Beijing's Sanlitun area is celebrated as an international community, of which international families are an important part. A photographer has visited more than 150 families of various nationalities and backgrounds in the area to portray how love extends beyond borders.
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Cui Yanru (right),83, and her husband Zhang Yunsheng hold up two photographs-one from their wedding and one from their 25th anniversary. |
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Six years ago, Li Yujing and her French husband Jean Michel Floch returned to China with their daughter Li Lingling and son Li Delong. They speak three languages and enjoy traditional Chinese culture. Photos by Pan Songgang / China Daily |
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Jeffery Powell runs a restaurant in Sanlitun. The father of a 5-year-old boy is hailed as a living Lei Feng (Lei was exalted as a model of morality in revolutionary times) for his community service. His wife is from Xi'an, Shaanxi province. |
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Michel Goncalves is from France. He and his Chinese wife Qiu Jingjing have a 5-year-old son. |
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Jing Ye (second from left) and Zhao Wenjing fell in love while studying abroad. In 2010, they returned to Beijing. They've just welcomed a new family member. |
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Yuan Shaohai (right) with his wife Zhang Yulian and daughter Yuan Shanshan. Yuan follows the legacy of his father, Peking Opera master Yuan Shihai, and regularly performs with neighbors in their community. |
(China Daily USA 05/27/2014 page10)
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