THE US PHOTOGRAPHER WHO CAPTURED CHANGING CHINA

Barbara Crane, now 90, was one of the first foreigners allowed to snap images around the nation

Editor's note: This year marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of China's reform and opening-up policy. China Daily talks to some people from overseas who have experienced or witnessed the important drive.

Even at age 90, Barbara Crane's eyes sparkled with joy as she browsed a thick binder filled with 8-by-10-inch black-and-white photographs.