Results tagged “portraits”

• The final Expo participants' meeting was held today in Shanghai, with 800 representatives from the 241 countries confirmed to attend. The results of the meeting: construction, exhibition, management, and planning are progressing nicely. We hope so, with 800 million tickets sold. [People's Daily]
• If wandering around Shanghai as an ex-pat isn't scary enough for you, check out Shanghai's first haunted house! It's set up in a 1902 warehouse and sounds likes it's been pretty well thought out, creepy, and generally kick-ass. [SmartShanghai]
• Shanghai Premier League (SPL) is kicking off a new season, and the deadline for player fees is November 15. So start getting in shape, sign up for a team, cheer on the sidelines, or just come out and support your city's athletes. [Urbanatomy]

Photo by El Had of chinablog.ch

Take a little time to check out an interesting series on the ordinary man and woman in China (plus a few other non-commoner types including tycoons and an internationally-renowned avant-garde artist) by Swiss photographers Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer. Commissioned by The Guardian, the duo spent six months on the road, traveling 20,000 miles to 31 provinces across China. Navigate on the interactive map to view portraits by the region, the short description by the side also helps to offer a little more insight on each portrait. Go here for more on the story behind the scenes. [Source]