Topic: Beijing

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Pictures of the Week: February 8 – February 15

From The Pope’s resignation and murder charges for Oscar Pistorius to carnival celebrations in Rio and a meteorite hitting Earth, TIME presents the best images of the week.

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Liu Jie
Photo Essay

Migrant Nation: Liu Jie Documents China’s Ongoing Transformation

Chinese photographer Liu Jie photographed more than 20 villages in the Chinese countryside, documenting the separation of rural families due to urban migration.

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Chinese weight lifters training for the London 2012 Olympics
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The Gold Standard: James Nachtwey Photographs China’s Female Weight Lifters

China has developed some of the toughest women weightlifters in the world. TIME contract photographer James Nachtwey documented China’s team as they prepared for the 2012 Olympic games in London.

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Pictures of the Week: June 29 – July 5

From South Sudan’s refugee crisis and Spain’s historic Euro 2012 win to the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team trials and a polar bear cub’s piggyback, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.

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Lightbox May 20, 2012
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Pictures of the Week: May 18 — May 25

From India’s Sufi Muslim Urs Festival and the first intercontinental flight of the Solar Impulse to a suicide bombing of military soldiers in Sana’a and the beginning of Egypt’s presidential election, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.

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Liu Bolin, courtesy of the artist and Eli Klein Fine Art
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Hiding in the City with Liu Bolin

Liu Bolin employs photography as a means to explore the Chinese national identity while silently protesting its government. His work is on view at Eli Klein Fine Art gallery in New York City.

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Line 1, Beijing Subway, 2007
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Underneath Beijing, in Transit

In a dreamlike and hypnotic series of photographs, Gilles Sabrie documents commuters on the trains beneath Beijing, China.

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