Reaching the poles

Freelance photographer and writer Cecilia Chen has visited both the north and south poles and was surprised at the growing number of Chinese tourists she found there. In this short video, Cecilia talks about her visits to the poles and why she feels it is worth the effort to visit them.

Follow Cecilia now as she makes her way to the north pole at http://blog.sina.com.cn/cecilia. Or follow her on Weibo: http://weibo.com/cecilia

Video: D J Clark

Photography by Cecilia Chen and supplied by Souluniq International Travel Club, Guangzhou.

Assisted by Xu Jiye

Producer: Flora Yue

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About D J Clark

D J Clark has worked worldwide as a multimedia journalist for more than 20 years. As well as working for China Daily he runs an MA course in Multimedia journalism at Beijing Foreign Studies University and is the Director of Visual Journalism at the Asia Center for Journalism in Manila, Philippines.