A man smokes a cigarette outside the entrance to a childrens hospital in Beijing on June 1, 2015. The toughest anti-smoking legislation in China’s history came into effect on June 1 in Beijing, with unprecedented fines and a hotline to report offenders but fears of weak enforcement. AFP PHOTO / GREG BAKER (Photo credit should read GREG BAKER/AFP/Getty Images)
epa05195481 Chinese President Xi Jinping (front, L), Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (front, 2-L) along with government officials and delegates stand for the national anthem during the opening of the fourth Session of the 12th National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, 05 March 2016. The NPC has over 3,000 delegates and is the world’s largest parliament or legislative assembly though its function is largely as a formal seal of approval for the policies fixed by the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party. EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG
China, Sichuan Province, Dazu Rock Carvings, golden Buddha statue
Calligraphy by Su Shi. Cold Food Festival. (see plate 66, Possessing the Past catalogue, Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Professor Letizia Vallini of Nankai research team
Guido Saraccon, Rettore del Politecnico di TOrino, visita il Canitere olimpico di SHougang (Olimpiadi invernali Pechino 2022) assieme a Michele Bonino e all’architetto del progetto.
I have done mentorship and training for several platforms, such as LivAway, which I co-founded (2019)
Among various events, I also got to speak about China’s Globalization and ‘Designed in China’ to local government bodies, as the new trend is to go ‘outbound’, go global (2019)
The Covid crisis has changed and redesigned the life of us foreigners in China, and it has also impacted some of my personal projects.
This picture was my first day back to the Alibaba office, March/April 2020, only 50% occupancy was allowed. (2020)
After 3 years of closed borders, my personal mission hasn’t changed: to connect China with the world (2022)
During my time at Alibaba, I got to perform on stage right after Jack Ma’s famous Retirement Speech at the Hangzhou Olympics Stadium (2019).
My career is rooted in advertising, this above was taken in Beijing – consulting clients on Brand Strategy & Design (2015)
Social work: Helping children in rural communities of Hebei province (2014)
In 2013 I took a break from work and spent 2 months backpacking in Yunnan and Sichuan, living off my backpack, no flights allowed. Great way to visit and understand the country (2013)
Yaskawa Electric Corp. Motoman robots bound for shipment sit at the company’s factory in Kitakyushu, Japan, on Thursday, July 16, 2015. In factory robots, Japanese companies including Yaskawa Electric, Fanuc and Kawasaki Heavy Industries command 50 percent of the global market, according to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). Photographer: Akio Kon/ Bloomberg
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With the China-based team of the Lancaster China Catalyst Programme (Guangzhou)
Prof Pu’s paintings: dinner at Prof Pu’s home in 2018
Taking Prof Pu (Chongqing University) to Prato’s Chinatown (2008)
Happy Holidays! Christmas modern calligraphy phrase quote, banner, gift card, seasonal store sale design, greeting card. Vintage ink hand lettering, isolated on white background.
Finalizing details for a fashion exhibition in Shanghai
This photo taken on February 26, 2020 shows a patrol robot – used to check temperatures, identities and disinfect people – moving across the floor at a hospital in Shenyang in China’s northeastern Liaoning province. – The hospital uses the robot to reduce the pressure on front-line medical staff and to avoid cross infections from the COVID-19 coronavirus. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
Xi’an Silk Road International Convention and Exhibition Center in Xi’an, China, built in 2022. Credit: CreatAr Images. From the book by ArcD Prof Francesco Carota, “New Silk Road: The Architecture of the Belt and Road Initative” (Birkhauser, 2025).
