{"product_id":"wanchaofan-the-return","title":"The Return of the Extraordinary Man, by Wencheng","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA city undergoing rapid change, while the people continue to live unchanged.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePhotographer Wan Chaofan visited his small hometown in China for the first time in four years and took this photo book, overlaying memory and reality as he walked through the city and villages.\u003cbr\u003e While high-rise apartment buildings and Shinkansen stations were built in the wake of the Beijing Olympics, the rural areas were still home to red brick houses, mosques, and the lives of people going about their daily lives.\u003cbr\u003e Born into a Muslim Hui minority family, Wan sees his childhood reminiscent of relatives gathering on the anniversary of their deaths.\u003cbr\u003e The cityscape may change, but the people's lives remain the same - this realization leads to a new connection with one's hometown.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] The Return\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Wan Publishing\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] April 15, 2025, limited to 200 copies\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] Unpaginated\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 30.5 x 30.5 cm, 0.40 kg\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e [Title reading] Kikyorai, The Return\u003cbr\u003e [Authors\/Editors] Written by Enchaofan, \u003cspan\u003eDesigned by Tang Yayi, Translated into Japanese by Wada Satoshi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Printing] \u003cspan\u003eOne-piece print\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e [ISBN] None\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] New, signed\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] Case, reprint statement sheet\u003cbr\u003e [Books featured] None\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e En Chao Fan (1991-)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eBorn in 1991 in Gu'an County, Hebei Province, China.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eIn 2021, completed the doctoral course at Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Fine Arts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eIn 2021,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003ehe won the Excellence Award at the 44th New Cosmos of Photography for \"The River Knows Everything - Arakawa.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eIn 2023, he won the 24th Miki Jun Award and the 23rd Sagamihara Photography Newcomer Encouragement Award for \"The River Knows Everything - Arakawa.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e He is currently a co-management member of Totem Pole Photo Gallery (Yotsuya, Tokyo).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePersonal homepage:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wanchaofan.com\/\" class=\"track_outbound\"\u003ehttp:\/\/www.wanchaofan.com\u003c\/a\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.live\/en\/products\/wanchaofan-the-return","provider":"文福","version":"1.0","type":"link"}