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So Long, China

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Patrick Zachmann A group of Chinese watching "the Long Nose", a term which refers to all westerners, including the photographer. Beijing, China. 1982. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann A crowd in front of a Buddhist Temple during the Chinese New Year. Hong Kong, 1987. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann Shooting of the film "Liao Zhong Kai" by Tang Xiao Dan. The film is set in the 1920s. Shanghai, China. 1982. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann Ah Sai, former member of secret society Sun Yee On. Kowloon, Hong Kong, 1987. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann Young member of a triad with his girlfriend. Hong Kong, 1988. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann A group of executives celebrating the Chinese New Year, in their office. Taipei, Taiwan, 1987. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann "The Walled City", has been an enclave of the People’s Republic of China, where Hong Kong’s police, not being authorized to enter, allowed all kinds of dealers and their Triads to develop their bus (...)
Patrick Zachmann CHINA. Beijing. Chang An Avenue. May 1989. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann CHINA. Beijing. Chang An Avenue. May 18th, 1989. Lorries with students and workers move towards Tiananmen square to unite with the hunger strikers. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann Early morning. Tiananmen Square. Beijing, China. 1989. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann CHINA. Beijing. Tienanmen Square. May 1989. A drama student who came with a couple of fellow students to show their solidarity with the protestors, perfoms "the pain of the Chinese people". © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann CHINA. Beijing. Chang An Avenue. May 17th, 1989. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann CHINA. Beijing. Tiananmen Square. May 14th, 1989. Second day of the students' hunger strike. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann Party in a private flat belonging to overseas Chinese people. At the time all nightlife activities were restricted and private parties forbidden. Province of Zhejiang, Wenzhou, China. 1991. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann Hairdresser and beauty parlour. Those shops often serve as cover for prostitution activities. Province of Zhejiang, Town of Wenzhou, China, February 1991. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann "Super Five" night club. Shanghai, China. 2002. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann Gambling in Fujian province, China. 1992. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann Advertising arrived at the time of Deng Xiaoping, when the country became more open to the outside world. Guangdong, Canton, China. 1992. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann Young woman in the front seat of a taxi, separated by a wire net as protection for the driver against aggressions. Guangdong, Canton, China. 1992. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann 18 year old boy from Canton, caught by Gurkhas (soldiers from the British Army). Man Kam To border area, Hong Kong, April 1995. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann Young prostitute, originally from Henan, in a massage parlour. Beijing, China. 2001. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann Dormitories of a construction site in which sleep up to 20 people. Chongqing, China. May 2007. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann Yu Hang, 25, owner of a skateboard and tatoo shop, lives with his grand-Ma Cha Xiu Zhen, 86. China, Dali, August 2012. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann Zhejiang province. Wenzhou. China, 2007. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann BOOKCOVER. So long China. Xavier Barral, 2016. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos