China, the mystery of the Orient, and also its greatest paradox. The fastest growing economy in the world from history’s oldest civilization, where steel and glass skylines are haloed by crumbling walls and well-heeled bankers rub shoulders with barefooted ethnic minorities.
Zengchong, Guizhou, China - Credit: Tom Carter
The country is in the grip of one of the most rapid transformations in its long history, what photographer/author Tom Carter calls the "Dynasty of Change," yet also remains a veritable kingdom of the ancients.
Hong Kong, China - Credit: Tom Carter
During Carter's 2-year, 35,000-mile journey to every province and autonomous region in the People’s Republic, he was able to capture on film both the gleaming metropolises of China’s future and the sepia-toned remnants of its past.
Zhouzhuang, Jiangsu, China - Credit: Tom Carter