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ABOUT THE PAINTINGS
Qu Yingpu
Deputy editor-in-chief
Forward-thinking newspaper executive who studied leadership at Harvard University. His communication and organizational talents are recognized in the highest echelons and he was seconded to Beijing Olympic Committee as spokesman for the Olympic torch relay around the world in the lead up to the 2008 Games.
Wang Zhuoqiong
Reporter
Dedicated to chasing people stories and has been recently covering the operations of non-government organizations (NGOs) in China. Writes compelling profiles because people trust Wang (Fiona) and share their inner-most thoughts. Very courteous, considerate and confident. Not afraid to speak her mind and is always stylishly dressed.
Wang Shanshan
Reporter
Very smart reporter who is quick to turn around a story. Is sent across the vast expanses of the Middle Kingdom to collect people stories. Specializes in Chinese culture and knows all the experts. Wang accompanied me on an antique shopping trip to Panjiayuan Market and brought along a friend, who just happened to be a curator at the National Museum. He pointed out the fakes.
Peter Espina (Art director)
Creator of China Daily’s look and is responsible for designing eye-catching layouts and clever logos. The Filipino is a keen basketball player and can be found shooting hoops every Saturday morning. The sounds of classic pop and rock music are always heard in his office and he especially likes 1980s music. Enjoys cooking at home, and guests rave his mouth-watering barbecue seafood dishes.
Robyn Schorn (Business copy editor)
Formerly from The Age in Melbourne, Australia, Robyn is one of the 30 foreign experts who help Chinese journalists and editors fine-tune their articles. Robyn has a great eye for detail, is naturally curious and asks all the important questions when editing a story. Has worked for China Daily for about two years and like many foreign staff, is studying hard to improve her Chinese language skills. Enjoys taking on interesting new adventures and last year embarked on a hike across the north of Spain.
Gong Zhengzheng
Chinese motoring expert who was recently appointed Hubei bureau chief in Wuhan. Wuhan is a major automotive indus-try center and Gong knows all the major players. China Daily now has 16 bureaus set up all over China to ensure we cover all the news across the nation, not just the events happening in the big cities.
Yang Chunya (Rebecca)
Website deputy editor-in-chief
The newspaper’s website – chinadaily.com.cn – receives up to 10 million hits per day, reflecting the huge international interest in all things Chinese. It is one of China’s biggest English-language websites and Yang Chunya helps ensure the quality of China Daily’s online presence. Yang Chunya (Rebecca) is quietly spoken and thinks before she speaks.
Zhao Rui
Sports reporter
Too much sport is not enough for this young reporter who knows everything there is to know about Chinese sport. Like many of China’s younger generation, he takes a keen interest in Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian’s on-court adventures in America’s NBA. Zhao enjoys hip-hop music, working out in the gym and watching American television programs. His favourite is the HBO series The Wire.
Li Xing
Day editor
One of the newspaper’s most senior staffers and has a wealth of international affairs experience. Born in Berlin to diplomatic parents and has an endless list of connections in Beijing and beyond. Li Xing is very passionate about her work and suggests story ideas for every section of the newspaper. Writes a popular weekly column and is a champion for women’s rights.
Ou Shuyi
Features page editor
One of China Daily’s page editors who is quick to think up creative ideas to improve the look of the page. Ensures copy is clean and has great photographic selection judgment. Ou comes from Guangdong Province and speaks Cantonese. Also a keen Mahjong player but tells me she isn’t very lucky and loses most of the time.
Zhu Linyong
Art writer
Art and literature have always been the cultural pillars of Chinese society and Zhu has his finger on the art scene’s modern-day pulse. China’s art industry is booming again and this guy interviews the biggest names in art and literature circles. Has a quick wit and a wonderfully dry sense of humour.
Sun Shangwu
Editor’s office
Fast-changing China is keeping Sun Shangwu a very busy man. Passes on Zhu Ling’s editorial vision to reporters. Also responsible for boosting China Daily’s profile in Chinese media. Leads by example and has a very comprehensive knowledge of Chinese politics. Was able to guess most of the senior members of the political bureau before they were elected at the recent Congress.
Xu Jingsing
Deputy photo editor
Award-winning photographer who has won many prizes for his vivid images of modern China. Xu is a quiet man who lets his pictures do the talking.
Xie Song Xin
“Mr Olympics”
Was responsible for organizing China Daily’s coverage of the world’s biggest sporting event. Is quick with a joke and loves his Mazda 6 sedan. Grew up in a village in southeast China and as a boy was a master at catching eels.
Guo Yali
China Scene editor
Guo is a popular member of staff but not as popular as her gorgeous daughter, who often visits her young mom at the office. As editor of the China Scene page, she is responsible for finding articles for one of the most popular sections of the newspaper. This is one of my favorites:
“Doctor! Save my face!”
A 60-year-old woman surnamed Chen, who looks younger in the wake of a series of cosmetic surgical procedures, returned to the hospital this week in Hankou, Hubei, to ask doctors to restore her original old appearance. Chen’s husband, sur-named Zhang, strongly opposed the cosmetic surgery and refused to talk to her for three days. Zhang wouldn’t even let her leave home after the surgery. Zhang is said to be worried that Chen would fall in love with someone else, as many local old men have begun inviting her to dance since the operations. To save her marriage, Chen had to concede. (Chutian Jinbao News).
Wang Hao
Night editor
Signs off on the final page proofs each night ensuring accuracy and interest. His eye for editorial detail is reflected in his keen interest in photography. He takes very insightful pictures. Wang Hao also manages the foreign staff and is a cool character. After work, in the early hours of the morning, he enjoys winding down by drinking a few beers and chatting with colleagues
Li Shuo’s family
Human resources
These two portraits focus on Li Shuo’s family and her danc-ing daughter. Li Shuo (pictured under the tree, right) was a sub-editor for Beijing Weekend before recently moving to the human resources department. One of her tasks is to develop exchange programs with universities. Li Shuo took me to meet her family at Maxinzhuang, a village north of Beijing. The village was formed about 2000 years ago during the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25-220) when a court official was ordered by the emperor to guard the border against the northern nomads. The official, who was originally from Sichuan Province, taught locals how to produce high-quality rice. Over the next 1400 years the grain continued to im-prove and was of such a high standard it fed the Ming and Qing dynasties’ imperial families in the Forbidden City for centuries.
Angie
Li Shou’s daughter Angie is a really good piano player
Jiang Jianguo
Jiang Jianguo is a member of the Standing Committee of Communist Party of China Hunan Provincial Committee. He’s meeting a local women during Spring Festival and giving her a red envelope containing money, traditional practice during this festive season.
Zhu Ling – (editor-in-chief China Daily)
Zhu Ling – editor-in-chief China Daily. Senior Communist Party official and is a master diplomat.
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