{"product_id":"one-billion-journeys-english-edition-40-years-of-life-on-china-s-trains-in-black-white","title":"One Billion Journeys (English Edition): 40 Years of Life on China’s Trains, in Black \u0026 White","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/11f4f0a15dd0082e25b6402f0c579aa7422b53005ec2342476e9c562685deb3e.jpg?v=1793435696\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eMore than a photography book — it is a visual time capsule of a changing China, seen through the windows of its trains.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eOver four decades, photographer Wang Fuchun boarded trains across almost every railway route in China, camera in hand.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eOne Billion Journeys\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebrings together his most compelling black-and-white images, freezing fleeting moments of tenderness, humor, exhaustion, and connection inside the narrow space of a moving carriage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookscouter.com\/book\/9787508544229-one-billion-journeys-a-documentary-that-spans-40-years?type=rent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shepherd.com\/book\/one-billion-journeys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAs a former railway worker, Wang had an insider’s eye for the human drama unfolding on each journey. He expanded the train carriage into a stage of life, a platform for social encounter, and a mirror of a nation in rapid transformation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookscouter.com\/book\/9787508544229-one-billion-journeys-a-documentary-that-spans-40-years?type=rent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/opac.cupk.edu.cn\/opac\/item.php?marc_no=6754573443424346657358724561496337396e7468413d3d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. His photographs document the era of slow, crowded “green trains” — a world far removed from today‘s high-speed rail — and the people who traveled through it with hope and resilience\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shepherd.com\/book\/one-billion-journeys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWang Fuchun (1943–2021) was one of China’s most distinguished documentary photographers. His work has been exhibited internationally, including at the National Railway Museum in York, UK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/2e3d43a863a4240227fa5ca30132c3ded7b390db3f7bd34a00faf5918a25fcc7.jpg?v=1793435701\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/c3525a47860be6b74b4666ee24149aba92c47c07286c675d96a1b91a1d54e086.jpg?v=1793435705\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/9eeed4402658323790a5f572d2f6ac47353db4d62dee2ba04377575c2b9fbdaf.jpg?v=1793435709\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"orientalbookworm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61462418620750,"sku":"978-7-5085-4422-9-1519916-0-0-0-0-0-0","price":39.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/1d297fd42261f1738bae7ffecd4ebb553106fd1a1ae0460c40701a9ff116fb8c.jpg?v=1793416901","url":"https:\/\/orientalbookworm.com\/products\/one-billion-journeys-english-edition-40-years-of-life-on-china-s-trains-in-black-white","provider":"orientalbookworm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}