I got my copy of the latest May 2008 issue of National Geographic the other day, and the issue is focused on: “China – Inside the Dragon.” As we approach the 2008 Beijing Olympics, I think we’ll be seeing a lot more China-focused special issues, which I think is a good thing, considering American’s general ignorance of people, country and customs beyond its own borders. Here are some selected stories, photographs and videos from the issue:
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2 Comments to “National Geographic: China – Inside the Dragon”
Marilyn Terrell wrote:
I work at National Geographic, and even I was amazed at this issue. I also loved the Amy Tan story about the mountain village in Guizhou:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/05/china/guizhou/amy-tan-text
The print issue contains a great map of China, with an exploded diagram of the Forbidden City on the back. On the Geographic website are several exclusive online features, including two fascinating articles from the archives. “My Life in Forbidden Lhasa,” a story first published in NatGeo in 1955, was written by Heinrich Harrer, who escaped a POW camp in World War ll and ended up in Tibet and became the tutor to the young Dalai Lama:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/05/tibetans/harrer-text
Another archival story is “Return to Changing China,” which was first published in 1971. It was written by Canadian Audrey Topping who returned to China after having lived there pre-Mao, and her insights on the transformed country are pretty illuminating:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/05/china/changing-china-1971/topping-text
Posted on 03-May-08 at 3:56 am | Permalink
luyi99 wrote:
I didn't read this magazine until 2 days ago. I was waiting in my OB/GYN's office and grabbed the one on the top of a pile magazines. This issue amazed me definitely. Given what happened in Tibet on Mar 14, 2008, a coverage on China without mentioning “crack down”, “Tibet cause” was very rare (or maybe it was too late to change the contents?).
As a Chinese lives in USA for 10+ years, I am tired of reading negative news about China. This NGM special issue on China was a relatively objective one.
Posted on 15-Aug-09 at 6:43 am | Permalink
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