Yangtze, the Long River, is China’s Mother River.
It is my Mother River.
I wish to photograph her.
From the source to the sea, at a precise interval of every 100 kilometers.
6,211 kilometers in total.
63 shooting locations.
—Yan Preston
Video interviewMother River: 6,200 Kilometers From Source to Mouth of the YangtzeA Chinese photographer returns home after years away and attempts to understand her fast-changing country through its flowing heart—the Yangtze River. Hear the story of her epic documentary project.View Images
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Mother River: 6,200 Kilometers From Source to Mouth of the Yangtze
A Chinese photographer returns home after years away and attempts to understand her fast-changing country through its flowing heart—the Yangtze River. Hear the story of her epic documentary project.
Mother River: 6,200 Kilometers From Source to Mouth of the Yangtze
A Chinese photographer returns home after years away and attempts to understand her fast-changing country through its flowing heart—the Yangtze River. Hear the story of her epic documentary project.
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