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Melis+Dainon spent a month traveling throughout interior China. The majority of the days were spent in rural or small villages, with a few layovers in major cities. Here are their discoveries, shot on 35mm film.

Beijing at Night

Beijing at Night

Chengdu

Chengdu

Chengdu

Chengdu

Dangyang

Dangyang

Bullet Train from Inland China to Shanghai

The Great Wall

The Great Wall

Yangshuo, China

Tiananmen Square

Tiananmen Square

Guangzhou

Guangzhou

Xi’an

Xi’an

Xi’an

Xi’an

Li River

Li River

Guangzhou

Guangzhou

Chengdu

Chengdu

The Great Wall on a stormy day.

The Great Wall on a stormy day.

Yangshuo, China

Chengdu, China

Li River, Yangshuo

Guilin, China

Yangshuo

Yangshuo

Chengdu

Chengdu

Beijing

Beijing

Beijing

Beijing

Xi’an, China

Tiananmen Square

Tiananmen Square

Guilin, China

Beijing

Beijing

Chengdu

Chengdu

Beijing

Beijing

Beijing

Beijing

Guilin

Guilin

The Great Wall

The Great Wall

Yangshuo, China

Yangshuo, China

Yangshuo, China

Guilin

Guilin

Beijing

Beijing

The Great Wall

The Great Wall

Beijing

Beijing

Guangzhou

Guangzhou

Yangshuo

Yangshuo

Tiananmen Square

Tiananmen Square

Shanghai

Tiananmen Square

Tiananmen Square

Chengdu

Chengdu

Inland China

Chengdu

Chengdu

The Great Wall

The Great Wall

Chengdu, China

Beijing

Beijing

Chengdu, China

Chengdu, China

Xi’an, China

Offerings

Offerings

Chengdu

Chengdu

Chengdu

Chengdu

Beijing

Beijing

Li River

Li River

Beijing

Beijing

Xi’an

Xi’an

Guangzhou

Guangzhou

Beijing

Beijing

The Great Wall

The Great Wall

Beijing

Beijing

Tiananmen Square

Tiananmen Square