The people behind the pictures
China, through a lens.
Original sources, photographers and permissions for the photographs used across this website.
Accommodation style images illustrate a type of stay. Photographs of public places and activities do not identify Book in China staff or customers.
Forbidden City panorama, Beijing
Tojan76 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Li River, Guilin, Guangxi
Dariusz Jemielniak (Pundit) · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Great Wall, Beijing region
Jakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Lijiang Old Town, Yunnan
chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Chengdu, Sichuan
Shuhong Fan · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Dunhuang, Gansu
Daniel Eriksson · CC BY 4.0
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West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Jacob Ehnmark · CC BY 2.0
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Erhai Lake, Dali, Yunnan
钉钉 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Beijing
vincentraal · CC BY-SA 2.0
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People’s Park, Chengdu, Sichuan
Daderot · CC0
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Meijiawu, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Peter K Burian · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Gerd Eichmann · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Sichuan cuisine
Fumikas Sagisavas · CC0
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Muslim Quarter, Xi’an, Shaanxi
chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Pudong, Shanghai
King of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Badaling, Beijing
CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Guilin, Guangxi
King of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Beijing
Luu · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Lintong, Xi’an, Shaanxi
xiquinhosilva · CC BY 2.0
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Li River, Yangshuo, Guangxi
chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Dali, Yunnan
Jo Schmaltz · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Jinshanling Great Wall, Hebei
chen zy · Unsplash License
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Mutianyu Great Wall, Beijing
Hongbin · Unsplash License
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Great Wall of China · section not established
Johannes Plenio · Unsplash License
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Beijing · exact lane not established
Howen · Unsplash License
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The Bund & Pudong, Shanghai
Nicolas Jehly · Unsplash License
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Yuyuan area, Shanghai
Timothée Gidenne · Unsplash License
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Bell Tower, Xi’an, Shaanxi
David Castor · Public domain(作者释出)
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Xingping, Yangshuo, Guangxi
Willian Justen de Vasconcellos · Unsplash License
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Yangshuo, Guangxi
Willian Justen de Vasconcellos · Unsplash License
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Lijiang, Yunnan
Marc-Olivier Jodoin · Unsplash License
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Lijiang Old Town, Yunnan
ce amtic · Unsplash License
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Blue Moon Valley, Lijiang, Yunnan
Kevin Leonearz · Unsplash License
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Chengdu, Sichuan
Ramaz Bluashvili · Pexels License
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Hangzhou, Zhejiang
一只猫的橘 · Unsplash License
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Shaxi after dark
Rod Waddington · CC BY-SA 2.0
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The garden, a little more slowly
Jakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 4.0
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An open horizon in Zhangye
Marcus Hsu · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Life on the lakeshore
Wenhao Ruan · Unsplash License
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In the clouds of Mount Emei
yvr101 · CC BY 3.0
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Earth houses in a green valley
Yumeto · CC BY-SA 4.0
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A riverfront evening in Guangzhou
Dairui Chen · CC0 1.0
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The city across the bay
Sparktour · CC BY-SA 4.0
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A forest of stone in Zhangjiajie
chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Courtyard Suite, Amandayan
Aman · Copyright Aman · prototype style reference only
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