8) sean_gallagher_photo
An environmental photojournalist working for National Geographic and Pulitzer Center, Sean has shot a lot in China and elsewhere. This is one of our favorite shots:

9) beijingbyheart
beijingbyheart is a project aiming at posting a new photo of Beijing everyday – capturing its historical and modern beauty, and the collision of the two. The account is rife with amazing snapshots like this one, which captures the bleakness of city-wide construction.

10) Beijingdaily
Beijingdaily is an up-and-coming account focusing its attentions on the beauty of Beijing and the intrigue of its people. It shows that there is an attractive, fascinating city behind the capital’s often gray facade. Here is one of their pictures of a beautiful Beijing summer sunrise:

For a look into contemporary Rural Chinese life

What to get an understanding of contemporary rural life in China? We recommend following any of these accounts, which have been set up by the Bishan project. The photos are all taken by female migrant workers.

1) mulanxilin

2) mulanhuangling

3) mulanhaiying

4) mulanchunfen

 

Deserving of special mention

1) beijingemily
A special mention goes to beijingemily, an American who used to live in Beijing, and documented daily life in China, mainly through the hutongs. She was able to amass over 210,000 followers due to her great images and through writing in both Chinese and English. Sadly she has left China, but her instagramming continues in Atlanta, USA.

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