beijing, stories from a city • colors magazine

for the latest issue of colors magazine, two chinese artists, chen jiaojiao and peng yangjun, took their cameras to the streets of beijing. what they show us is a compelling portrait of a city undergoing dramatic economic and cultural transformation. alongside the kinds of photos you see here are personal narratives, and old family photo album pics. it's a really interesting read. see more from colors magazine here.

[all chen jiaojiao and peng yangjun. from colors magazine. issue 70. top to bottom: (cover) statue of the model worker zheng peimin, national wax museum. xi bai he housing estate. statues of the 10 founding marshals of china, national wax museum. beijing zoo. wan bingxin, 11, videogame enthusiast. china aviation museum. ]