Projects: China's Outer Lands: qsakamaki_china_slide001

A young woman commutes by bus in the deeply freezing temperature of Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, in Manchuria China's North East. People in the region, whether it is conscious or not, tend to redefine their identity, as China is experiencing the radical change, socially, economically, and even politically. China's North East was once called Manchuria. The region was at a crossroads that was manipulated in history, including the occupation by Russia and Japan. And now the area is facing upheavals due to the globalization with China’s rapid economic growth itself, creating the gap between the rich and the poor and even more unemployment.

A young woman commutes by bus in the deeply freezing temperature of Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, in Manchuria China's North East. People in the region, whether it is conscious or not, tend to redefine their identity, as China is experiencing the radical change, socially, economically, and even politically.  

China's North East was once called Manchuria. The region was at a crossroads that was manipulated in history, including the occupation by Russia and Japan. And now the area is facing upheavals due to the globalization with China’s rapid economic growth itself, creating the gap between the rich and the poor and even more unemployment.