Stories of China's Reform: A Photographer's Personal Experiences

The book “Stories of China’s Reform – a Photographer’s Personal Experiences” is so dear to me – and also so new to me even though I am familiar with many events cited in it. Basing himself on a wealth of experiences he has acquired through work as a photographer at Xinhua, the State news agency, Weibing has written candidly to provide a true-to-life account of those epic changes that have taken place in China over the past three decades. The book throws light on the road we have followed and helps us in our understanding of the path we are to follow. It makes us proud of the progress we have made while alerting us to the need not to become self-complacent, so that we’ll be more resolved and confident in our march toward the future. -- Li Zhaoxing, China’s foreign minister 2003-2007, current president of China Association of Public Diplomacy 《我们这30年》是一部记录中国改革开放历程和变迁的图文著作。在这部作品中，作者用镜头讲述了邓小平逝世、香港回归、98年特大洪水、总理为农民讨工钱、中美世贸谈判、北京奥运会等重大事件，以及北京最早选美夭折、市民告别粮票、农民工进城、正在消失的京城胡同等一系列发生在百姓身边的故事，把这些中国人共同经历过的有意义、有价值的生活场景用笔记录下来、用镜头定格下来，让当代人去回味，给后来者以启迪，给读者呈现出了这个翻天覆地的时代之变，并且折射出35年来中国改革开放的历史进程。