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China
as I have seen it

From traveling in China since 2009
a look from inside

China photos 2009 – 2026

Welcome to a private photo archive documenting 15 years of China’s incredible transformation. Since my first visit in 2009, I have witnessed a nation in constant motion—capturing everything from historic village life to futuristic megacities.

Based on visitor feedback, the archive is now organized by Province and City, allowing you to follow the development of specific locations over more than a decade:

With thousands of unedited photos and videos, this gallery offers a genuine glimpse into the heart of the Middle Kingdom.

My China Photos

China Photo Archive Index & Statistics:

7.784 photos

Places I have been in China:

Places I have visited in China

Thoughts of mine..

5 thought(s):
11-07-2026 05:17:31

Renaming 6400 img files ..

Im working on renaming all image files - more than 6.000 on the webpage. Im dóing this for the sake of Google Search Console and SEO (Search Engine Optimization) ... I use Winddows PowerShell på still have to run through hundreds of img folders ... Im deleting all spaces in file name etc
Therefore img in my diary notes and themes will be missing for a few days until I have changes the URL's for the included images ..
14-03-2026 08:07:26

中丹铁路对比：一个令人惊讶的数据

作为一个经常往返于中丹两国的历史学者，我最近注意到一个很有趣的现象：

在中国，高铁的准点率举世闻名，几乎总能准时到达。但在我的家乡丹麦，情况却大不相同。

据丹麦国家铁路（DSB）统计，目前只有约 60% 的火车能准时到达。而他们的目标也仅仅是提高到 75%。对于习惯了高效交通的中国朋友来说，这个数字可能听起来不可思议。

这也是为什么我如此敬佩中国在基础设施建设方面取得的成就。
09-03-2026 11:31:37

Which street in Shanghai ??

Please check this photo from oct 2012 from Shanghai - can you reconize the street ?? Please let me know
22-02-2026 04:05:51

Going to China in apr 2026

Im going to Beijing - Wuhan and Guangzhou - Shenzhen in april.
If you have any good suggestions (places to stay, good photo locations) for my visits to these cities - please write me with your suggestion
thanks - Otto Leholt
You can write me Contact page
16-02-2026 14:15:20

Reorganizing all photos...

Well this is just a mayor task Im in to here. I have literally thousands of photos from China... and now I'm trying to order and sort them all out. I include some databases to give short introductions to the different cities I have visited and som comments to the specific travel occasions.
Anyway - have passions in a few days it will all be up and running. I choosed to order by location and not by year of travel.


2. marts 2026 - Two weeks later - it is a big time-consuming task to order and organize 10.000's of photos ... Im not done yet ...on 2. marts I'm still working on 2012 ... :-)