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Dalian Ghost Stories
Based on True Events from the Qing Niwa, Dalny,
Dairen, and Luda Periods of the City's History
(1858 - 1958)
by SongLi
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| ISBN: 1441472800 / 9781441472809 Photobook |
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| The city of Dalian has always held secrets. Its foreign colonization and occupation brought external cultures and languages to Northeast China. Great Britain, Russia, and Japan took turns dominating the region for nearly a century, influencing local folklore and religious superstitions. When the city was finally returned to native hands, China experienced numerous waves of political and social upheaval. These events made local ghost stories a taboo subject. This compilation is the first historic research of supernatural events and sightings in Dalian from 1858 to 1958. It also combines vintage colonial images with the modern photographic vision of SongLi. |
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about SongLi
Over the years as a Creative Director in advertising, SongLi (as he is known in Mandarin) has worked for major agencies in America, Japan, and China. From this experience he decided to follow his own passion for photography, driven by an active imagination. His unique visual focus is noted for its emphasis on the power and emotion of details even in the most simple subjects.
SongLi received further recognition for his creative talent when he became the first foreigner to win multiple awards, including Best of Show, at the Dalian International Photographic competition. His images of Dalian continue to earn acclaim as traveling exhibits and in global photo contests. The commercial success of SongLi's pictures has also helped introduce the world to this uniquely historic Chinese city in Northeast China. His iconic photography has become the hallmark representation of Dalian city and its population. In addition, SongLi is acknowledged by the Dalian Municipal Government and the city's creative industry as a resident foreign expert. He has also publicly earned the title of “ZhongGuo Tong” (a foreigner who knows about China and lives like a local citizen, literally “China understands”).
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| SongLi is proud to share a vision of his adopted city in "Dalian Ghost Stories", the most definitive photographic documentary every done about supernatural events in Dalian, and the only such collection of its kind produced by a foreigner. Currently, SongLi is a freelance Creative Director, Photographer, and News Anchorman for the Dalian TV Network (the first foreigner in such a position). |
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