Inside China. 2007 (National Geographic)

This book depicts modern China in its diversity and often harsh reality. Includes informative essays.

Michael Yamashita: Marco Polo: A Photographer's Journey. 2004 (White Star)

World-famous photographer Yamashita follows Marco Polo's legendary expedition. Brilliant images, short essays, illustrations, maps.

Richard Bowen: Mei Mei Little Sister: Portraits from a Chinese Orphanage. 2005 (Chronicle Books)

China's "lost daughters" in moving photographs.

Su Rongyu / Li Houmin / Liu Jiaqi: China from Above 2007 (White Star)

Stunning aerial photographs of China's landscapes.

Anchee Min: China: People, Place, Culture, History. 2007 (DK Publishing)

Excellent photographs! A journey to the landscapes, history, culture, architecture and peoples of China.

Edward Burtynsky / Ted Fishman / Mark Kingwell / Marc Mayer: Burtynsky - China. 2006 (Steidl)

China's industrial, urban and military landscape. Breathtaking images.

Linda Butler: Yangtze Remembered: The River Beneath the Lake. 2004 (Stanford General Books)

A lost world in powerful photographs.

Michael Yamashita / William Lindesay: The Great Wall: From Beginning to End. 2007 (Sterling)

Magnificiant images by Michael Yamashita, an award-winning National Geographic photographer.

Bettina Rheims / Serge Bramly: Shanghai. 2004 (powerHouse Books)

Shanghai's modern women - depicted by famed erotic photographer Rheims. An antithesis to stereotypical images from China.

Marco Moretti: China: Kingdom of the Dragon. 2005 (White Star)

Modern skylines, ancient monuments, daring architecture, breathtaking landscapes, human diversity.