JIAN LUO

Photographer

Along the border between China and North Korea

Location: Paris

Nationality: Chinese

Biography: Luo Jian is a Chinese documentary photographer based in Paris and Beijing. After working 10 years as a photojournalist in the Chinese press industry, he decided to move to France where he began a new photography journey. His work focuses on the... read on

An abandoned Korean ferris wheel in front of a Chinese tourist site at the border between Sinuiju (North Korea) and Dandong (China).

Two fishermen fishing in the Yalu River, the river border between Dandong (China) and Sinuiju (North Korea).

A Korean soldier observes the opposing river bank at the border between Changbai (China) and Hyesan (North Korea).

Two sentries in the guard post at the border between Jian (China) and Manpho (North Korea).

A Korean soldier cycling at the border between Jian (China) and Manpho (North Korea).

Korean workers cross the border between Jian (China) and Manpho (North Korea).

Koreans making a fire to warm up at the border between Jian (China) and Manpho (North Korea).

Korean soldiers cross the border between Jian (China) and Manpho (North Korea).

A sentry patrol on the bridge at the border between Jian (China) and Manpho (North Korea).

A Korean woman doing laundry on the Yalu River in winter at the border between Changbai (China) and Hyesan (North Korea).

A Korean soldier stands guard at the border between Changbai (China) and Hyesan (North Korea).

A running Korean soldier at the border between Changbai (China) and Hyesan (North Korea).

Korean children pass by the border between Changbai (China) and Hyesan (North Korea).

A Korean solider pass by the border between Changbai (China) and Hyesan (North Korea).

Several Koreans pass by the border between Changbai (China) and Hyesan (North Korea).

A Korean sentry outside the guard post at the border between Changbai (China) and Hyesan (North Korea).

A Korean woman pass by the border between Changbai (China) and Hyesan (North Korea).

A Chinese truck waiting to cross the border between Dandong (China) and Sinuiju (North Korea).

Two passengers go to the platform to board the train from China to North Korea, at the border between Dandong (China) and Sinuiju (North Korea).

Public Story

Along the border between China and North Korea

Credits: jian luo

Updated: 11/14/20

Location: North Korea

Archived as: Border, China, Communism, Documentary, Editorial, Essays, Northkorea, Photography, Photojournalism, Travel

Along the border between China and North Korea, 2019

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