China's culture and history are closely related to my living environment. This country is my birthplace. It is also where I grew up. Its culture and history shape my relations with family, friends, society, and daily life.

If my art has nothing to do with people's pain and sorrow, what is 'art' for?

In the end, I think, the state's rigidity is a function of its own insecurity, its indecisiveness.

We live in changing times, and many people experience the challenges that come with it. In the face of uncertain futures, no one will know what to expect.

The practice of photography is no longer a means for recording reality. Instead, it has become reality itself

This week, the world gathers in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic games. This is the extraordinary moment China has been dreaming of for 100 years. People have been longing for this moment, because it symbolises a turning point in China's relationship with the outside world.

I never think any place is better than others.