Travel to the China of the past with photos

By Liu Kun and Jiang Wei | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2018-11-06 11:36
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Jamie Fouss poses for a photo with Sun Yuzhen and her colleagues at the carpet factory in 1984. [Photo provided by Sun Yuzhen to chinadaily.com.cn]

"It's amazing, you met somebody and to meet them 34 years later. I like to photograph people. I like to create a connection when I photograph," Fouss said. "She’s the first person from my pictures to contact me. Next time I go to Beijing, I plan to meet her."

Recalling his trip 34 years ago, which also took him to Guangzhou, Yangshuo, Guilin, Kunming, Emei Mountain and Xi'an, Fouss said he had a wonderful experience.

Fouss, now Consul General of the US in Wuhan, said he often looked at the photos to remember those days.

[Photo by Jamie Fouss/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

"The thing that really struck me is how many people rode bicycles. There were very few cars, a lot of buses, but mostly bicycles," Fouss said.

Curious kids in Yangshuo, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. [Photo by Jamie Fouss/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

"The people mainly wore dark suits, like grey, green or dark blue. Nobody was colorful, except children."

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