Amazing China, Yunnan seen through lens of top photographer
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Lv Fengxiao first visited Yunnan in 2008, when he was still a backpacker.
From then on, he has had yearly visits to Yunnan. Now, Lv has traveled to most places in Yunnan, shooting pictures.
▲The red-soil land in Dongchuan, Yunnan
▲Rape-seed flowers in Luoping, Yunnan
“Yunnan is one of the places I have visited the most. Besides scenery, there are unique ethnic customs and friendly folks.”
Lv Fengxiao repeated this in the interview.
▲Puzhehei in east Yunnan
He once stayed overnight in the Tulin field, with sort of horrible memories.
▲Tulin/earth forest in central Yunnan
He also stayed overnight in Yuanyang paddy fields, just to take a satisfying picture.
▲The Hani Terraced Paddy Fields in Yuanyang, Yunnan
The shooting journey was coupled with sufferings all the way.
But whenever he was in trouble in Yunnan, locals would come to help and cheer him up. "The people in Yunnan are really kind," said Lv.
▲Puzhehei in east Yunnan
Once, Lv Fengxiao was shooting the moonlight terraces alone in the mountains in Yuanyang. It was quite dark and horrible sounds were heard.
Seeing the dilemma, a senior lady came to accompany him, talking with him.
"I was touched though I couldn't understand her dialect. What I needed then is to be with someone and the senior did see it," said Lv Fengxiao.
▲Sifang Street in Lijiang, Yunnan
During his shooting trip in Bamei, Lv Fengxiao left his drone remote control in a taxi. Lv called the driver and the controller was soon brought back.
When visiting the Shuhe old town in Lijiang last year, Lv Fengxiao came across a bonfire party.
Although he was not familiar with the language or good at group dance, Lv did dance with the locals.
"People in Yunnan are really kind!"
▲The Jiulong Waterfall in east Yunnan
During Lv’s annual trip to Yunnan, he enjoyed home stay a lot, playing with local kids, teaching them photography and visiting more families if invited.
In person, he felt the beauty and warmth in Yunnan.
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Lv Fengxiao has already kicked off his fifth shooting journey across China, and here is a summary of his past four nationwide trips:
In the first trip, he was a backpacker;
In the second trip, lv practiced time-lapse shooting;
In his third trip, he focused on environmental issues;
And the fourth trip featured aerial photography.
As for the on-going fifth trip across China, Lv Fengxiao is taking 720-degree VR panoramas, aiming to bring the audience closer to the beauty of China.
Through his lens, we look forward to seeing a different China and a different Yunnan!
About the hero
Lv Fengxiao
A famed artist, photographer, designer, senior engineer, traveller, calligrapher and craftsman, all at the same time. His five shooting trips across China made him known as "arbiter in the Chinese field of aerial photography."
Reporting by Zhu Dongran and Wang Shixue; photos by Lv Fengxiao