Hong Kong, July 22 It’s illegal, and quite ill advised, to exhibit a picture of the exiled Dalai Lama anywhere in China, including the Tibet Autonomous Region (where many lamas in Lhasa have a taboo photograph hidden up their sleeves). But The Idiot, much to his surprise, was recently allowed by courageous Yellow
The Idiot appeared at the sprawling
It would take at least one million pictures, and/or one billion words, to commence cataloguing the characteristics, changes and concerns that encapsulate bygone and contemporary China. But The Idiot is ready to take on the task. Here are the first ten of his one million photographs following a riveting odyssey from Beijing to
It’s impossible to ignore – and illegal to photograph — the omnipresent Chinese military troops in riot gear on the rooftops and
Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in central China that were closed or disrupted two years ago due to conflicts with the government in Beijing are functioning with apparent normalcy this month. The Idiot took an odyssey to
The hottest spots in Lhasa for expats and foreign tourists to network and swap info, both online and off, are the two Tibet Summit Fine Art Cafés owned by a 46-year-old American from Ohio. Doug Wilford, who speaks Chinese
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