Candid cameras

Tiring of a selfie in Delphi or a photo in Kyoto, more Chinese tourists are snapping up professional packages to capture their travels for posterity.

When you walk around the streets of Kyoto, it's not uncommon to bump into female tourists dressed up in traditional kimonos - in fact, it's fast becoming part of the scenery there.

Last autumn, Cui Xun and her friend traveled to the historical Japanese city and promptly followed suit. Using an ancient temple as a backdrop, the pair paid a local Chinese photographer 1,800 yuan ($256) to take photos of them for two hours.