The kingdom of China is a continuing resource of fascination, but we infrequently glimpse lifestyles past its city facilities. some distance west of Beijing and Shanghai, within the distant chinese language province of Yunnan, pioneering artist Henrik Drescher settled over a decade in the past. whereas dwelling in his followed domestic, Drescher documents his stories and observations in his illustrated notebooks, taking pictures way of life in settings starting from road markets to mountainscapes. those richly illustrated pages are compiled the following for the 1st time. Drescher's unswerving enthusiasts will take pleasure in this window onto the lifetime of the artist on the peak of his powers, whereas people with an curiosity in chinese language tradition will surprise at this hardly ever noticeable view of a rustic within the worldwide highlight.
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