Portrait of a tribal woman in Duoyishu, Yunnan. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A caged rooster at a market in Guangzhou. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Playing a game of Mahjong in the streets of Guangzhou. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Market scene in Xinjie, Yunnan. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Playing a game of Mahjong in the streets of Guangzhou. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Men smoking a pipe in Xinjie, Yunnan. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Men unloading a truck in Beijing. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A living crocodile at a market in Guangzhou. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Skinning a cow in Duoyishu, Yunnan. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A dead dog at the market in Duoyishu, Yunnan. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

The Great Wall of China near Beijing. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

The Guoliang Tunnel Toad in the Taihang Mountains, Henan. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

The Guoliang Tunnel Toad in the Taihang Mountains, Henan. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A local Chinese smoking a pipe in Duoyishu, Yunnan. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

An old woman in Duoyishu, Yunnan. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

The rice terraces in Duoyishu, Yunnan. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

A skinned rabbit at Huayuan market in Guangzhou. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

Doing some Tai Chi at Liuhuahu park in Guangzhou. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier

The city of Xinjie in Yunnan. © Ulli Maier & Nisa Maier