{"product_id":"wanchaofan-the-return","title":"The Return","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA city rapidly transforming, and people who continue to live unchanged.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis photobook by photographer Wan Chaofan captures his memories overlapping with reality as he revisits his small hometown in China after four years, walking through its streets and villages.\u003cbr\u003eWhile high-rise buildings and Shinkansen stations sprang up following the Beijing Olympics, the rural areas still held red-brick houses, mosques, and the daily lives of their inhabitants.\u003cbr\u003eBorn into a family of the Hui minority, who practice Islam, Wan found his childhood memories returning as relatives gathered on an anniversary of a death.\u003cbr\u003eEven if the townscape changes, people's lives do not – this realization forges a new connection with his hometown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] The Return\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Wan Publishing\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] April 15, 2025, Limited Edition of 200 copies\u003cbr\u003e[Page Count] Unpaginated\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 30.5 x 30.5 cm, 0.40 kg\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] KIKYORAI, ZAA RITAN\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor] Wan Chaofan\/Author, Tang Yayi\/Design, Satoshi Wada\/Japanese Translation\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] YI BEN YIN HUA\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] None\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] New, Signed\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] Case, 1 separate statement\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] None\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWan Chaofan (born 1991)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in 1991 in Gu'an County, Hebei Province, China.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompleted Ph.D. program in Fine Arts at Tokyo University of the Arts in 2021.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReceived the Excellence Award at the 44th Photo New Century for \"The River Knows All – Arakawa\" in 2021.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReceived the 24th Jun Miki Award and the 23rd Sagamihara Photo Newcomer Encouragement Award for \"The River Knows All – Arakawa\" in 2023.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCurrently a co-managing member of Totem Pole Photo Gallery (Yotsuya, Tokyo).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePersonal Website:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"track_outbound\" href=\"https:\/\/wanchaofan.com\/\"\u003ehttp:\/\/www.wanchaofan.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"えんちょうはん｜宛超凡 \/ WAN Chaofan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43501753401386,"sku":null,"price":4000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/wan-chao-si-dai-qu-lai-the-return-xie-zhen-ji-982.jpg?v=1773559031","url":"https:\/\/bunbuku.pro\/en\/products\/wanchaofan-the-return","provider":"文福","version":"1.0","type":"link"}