Christianity along the Nu River | Tencent
Zhou Wei—Tencent News
In the early 20th century, Christian and Catholic missionaries arrived in the Nu River valley in Yunnan province to convert the largely indigenous population, and many of the locals still practice Christianity today. In 2003, independent photographer Zhou Wei went to the valley to photograph escalating tensions surrounding the construction of 13 dams on the river. Over the next decade, he returned often. Dams were never built, but Zhou became interested in the communities he encountered in the valley and he decided to document their distinctive cultural and religious practices.
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In the early 20th century, Christian and Catholic missionaries arrived in the Nu River valley in Yunnan province to convert the largely indigenous population, and many of the locals still practice Christianity today. In 2003, independent photographer Zhou Wei went to the valley to photograph escalating tensions surrounding the construction of 13 dams on the river. Over the next decade, he returned often. Dams were never built, but Zhou became interested in the communities he encountered in the valley and he decided to document their distinctive cultural and religious practices.