Cleaning out the basement I found some Polaroids I made in China back in the days. Well, not really, but that was the idea for a photo series.

The photos were made during two trips I made to China in 2005 en 2009. Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tongli, Ping An and Yangzhou provided the scenery.

Welcome to the year of the Tiger. This weekend (14 February) the Chinese celebrated their new year, with the traditional dragons, fireworks and Mianju masks. One of the bigger celebrations in the Netherlands is held in The Hague. These photo’s were made on the 13th in the city’s China Town.

Chinese gate in The Hague, Netherlands