A bilingual photo zine on lived tradition
Half Street, Half Sacred — Quanzhou City
{photography, layout design, publication design}
This self-initiated zine documents my impressions of Quanzhou, a coastal city in southern China known for its layered religious and maritime history.
Rather than presenting it as a heritage site, I approached the city through its everyday rhythms — street corners, temple thresholds, neighborhood wires, scooters, food stalls. The spreads are organized by themes such as region, street life, ritual, and cuisine, pairing photographs with minimal bilingual text for context.
Visually, the project contrasts saturated color blocking and modern collage composition with imagery of traditional folk culture. The intention was not nostalgia, but coexistence — to show how history, belief, and daily life overlap in the present.
Click the bottom arrow to flip through. Click the top right "full-screen" button for full screen.
Application & Transferability
This project operates as a flexible framework for contemporary cultural storytelling.
By translating regional vernacular culture through a modern visual language, the work supports cross-cultural communication, public-facing cultural programming, and collaborative initiatives with cultural organizations.
