Chinese photographers tend to look inward rather than out, mostly photographing stories taking place in China or related to China. But for years, photographer Li Ya’nan has documented regions outside of China that have been impacted by conflict and unrest, such as Afghanistan and Pakistan. In March, he visited Aleppo and Homs in Syria.
The #MeToo movement arrived late in China, but was nevertheless explosive. Since 2018, dozens of powerful men have been exposed as perpetrators of sexual assault and harassment, including a high-profile TV host, a prominent NGO leader, several university professors, and an abbot who headed China’s Buddhist Association.
In China, the skewed sex ratio and the expectation of high dowries from grooms in rural areas are leaving a large number of men single.
