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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