Tom Carter

name Tom Carter of San Francisco is an internationally published freelance photojournalist, travel writer and author specializing in the People's Republic of China. Tom has traveled extensively throughout all 33 Chinese provinces and autonomous regions and currently resides in Beijing. Tom's byline credits include writing exclusive travel features for every major English-language publication in the P.R.C., and he is the author of 'CHINA: Portrait of a People,' a definitive 600-page book of photography focusing on life and humanity in today's China, due out in late 2007.

Travel-and-Leisure

Hao Bizarre, How Bazaar by Tom Carter

07th August 2007
Hao Bizarre, How Bazaar by Tom Carter Perhaps the foremost reason why so few travelers make the journey to northwest China's Xinjiang province is quite simply its vastness. Aside from being located on the exact opposite side of the country from Beijing... Read >
Travel-and-Leisure

Jiuzhaigou by Tom Carter

21st May 2007
Jiuzhaigou by Tom Carter Buy a two day pass and get lost in Jiuzhaigou as leaves turn from green to blazing reds and oranges. Autumn is perhaps China's most precious season, a respite between sweltering summers and fatal winters. But it is only in the... Read >
Travel-and-Leisure

The Good Earth by Tom Carter

21st May 2007
The Good Earth by Tom Carter Follow the Dragon's Backbone into the rural solitude of Longji's rice terraces. It is hard to imagine anywhere in the People's Republic untouched by civil engineers, the levelers of history. But truly nowhere else in Chin... Read >
Technology

The Chinese Internet Crash of 2007 by Tom Carter

21st May 2007
The Chinese Internet Crash of 2007 - Calamity or Capitalism? By Tom Carter In late December of last year, a 7.1 earthquake off the coast of Taiwan severely damaged Asia's undersea fiber-optic cables, disrupting telecommunication circuits across the co... Read >
Career

Teaching English In China by Tom Carter

21st May 2007
Teaching English in China: One Expat's Experience By Tom Carter Having little luck finding an attractive job offer in the U.S. in 2004, I decided to take my skills where they were wanted -- abroad. Enticed by the "Teach English in China -- No Exper... Read >
Recreation-and-Sports

Shaolin, the Kingdom of Kung Fu by Tom Carter

21st May 2007
SHAOLIN, THE KINGDOM OF KUNG FU Inside China's Legendary Martial Arts Schools By Tom Carter "Let's see your Tiger-Crane style match my Eagle's Claw!" Ah, the immortal words of dueling Shaolin warriors. Though dialog like this is mainly the stuff o... Read >
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