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Chu Weimin | Photographer | Hasselblad Master
Capture China's people, culture, and breathtaking landscapes.

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【GreenFuture】This is the Huaneng Shandong Peninsula North offshore wind project, located about 70 km from the coast, with 42 intelligent wind turbines installed in deep water. Stronger and more stable winds bring greater energy potential—but also more construction challenges.

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【Green Future】After more than 5 hours sailing from Weihai, Shandong, over 40 steel giants suddenly emerged on the horizon—each towering over 200 meters above the sea.
Against the deep blue, the offshore wind turbines looked like ancient industrial giants rising from the abyss.

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【Green Future】 As the drone took off at sunset, I was stunned by the view—the ocean turned into a sheet of gold, with a glowing path stretching from the horizon to my feet.
#GreenFuture #OffshoreWind #RenewableEnergy #YellowSea #LandscapePhotography #CleanEnergy

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【Green Future】A sunset among the wind turbines. During the day, our service boat traveled between offshore wind turbines, transporting maintenance crews and delivering supplies. At dusk, after picking everyone up, the boat anchored near a wind farm substation.
#GreenFuture

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【Green Future】Come see the sea, the wind, and the moon.
As the sky turned into a soft pink-purple gradient, I captured the moment when the moon rose above the turbines—a quiet harmony between clean energy, the ocean, and the natural world.#GreenFuture #RenewableEnergy #Shandong

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【Green Future】Would you feel afraid standing in the deep sea? We sailed 70 km offshore from Weihai, Shandong, where the water is over 50 meters deep. Standing in the middle of the endless ocean, the vastness of the sea is both mysterious and awe-inspiring.#GreenFuture #Shandong

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【Green Future】The wind turbine blades slicing through the golden sun for a fleeting yet unforgettable moment.
Against the vast ocean, these towering turbines are not only symbols of clean energy, but also create a unique industrial beauty where technology and nature meet.

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【Green Future】Who would have imagined that a futuristic energy wonderland is hidden deep in the Gobi Desert?
Captured by drone in Dunhuang, this under-construction linear Fresnel solar thermal power plant stretches across the desert like a giant geometric artwork.
#GreenFuture

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【Green Future】Off the coast of Shandong, I witnessed one of the most breathtaking offshore wind farms I've ever seen.
The deep blue sea stretched to the horizon, while towering white turbines turned slowly above the waves—quiet, powerful, and mesmerizing.
#GreenFuture #China

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【Green Future】A romantic sunset over an offshore wind farm. As the sun dips below the horizon, the wind turbines stand gracefully against the golden sky, turning clean energy into a beautiful vision of the future. #GreenFuture #RenewableEnergy #OffshoreWind #SustainableFuture

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This year is the Year of the Horse
So photographing these powerful and graceful horses felt especially meaningful.
Galloping across the open land beneath the vast sky, they carry the spirit of freedom, strength, and vitality — a perfect symbol for the year ahead.
#YearOfTheHorse

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【Green Future】The wind farm of the Wucaitan Scenic Area in Burqin, Xinjiang.
Through ultra-high-voltage transmission lines, this clean energy flows continuously across the country, powering cities, industries, and everyday life.
#RenewableEnergy #WindPower #Xinjiang #China

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【Green Future】Across western China today, wind turbines and solar power stations have become part of the landscape — standing among deserts, grasslands, gobi plains, and vast wilderness.
This photo was taken near the Wucaitan Scenic Area in Burqin, Xinjiang.
#RenewableEnergy

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On the Lalin Railway in Xizang, a train passes through blooming peach blossom forests.
#LalinRailway #Xizang #PeachBlossoms #TrainPhotography

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In Linzhi, Xizang, the K6834 train crosses a bridge over the Yarlung Zangbo River, with the majestic snow-capped mountains of eastern Xizang rising in the background.
A moment where railway, river, and mountains come together in perfect harmony.
Hasselblad X2D II + 35–100mm lens

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Two different perspectives of Balqude Monastery.
One was captured from inside a moving train carriage —a fleeting moment framed by the railway window.
The other was photographed from outside the tracks, where a train passes beside the monastery against the vast plateau landscape.

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【Green Future】You may have heard of “solar sheep”… but have you ever seen “solar geese”?
In Hongjunshu Village, Puge County of Liangshan, the rooftop of a local goose farm has been covered with solar panels sponsored by the State Energy Investment Group.
#RenewableEnergy

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At Mangya Emerald Lake, I used the Sony 28–70mm F2 GM lens to capture nature’s minimalist color palette at its finest.
Blue sky above.
Red-orange Gobi below.
Pure white salt mounds cutting through the landscape.
#LandscapePhotography #Minimalism #SonyAlpha #TravelChina

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From the K6841 train window from Golmud to Mangya, this vast man-made structure created a striking contrast — order imposed on wilderness, and a surreal rhythm cutting through the silence of the desert.
Sony A7R VI + 28–70mm GM
ISO800 | f/10 | 1/1250s | single exposure

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【Green Future】At Zhejiang University’s Tea Research Base, different types of photovoltaic systems are installed across the tea fields, exploring how to balance the sunlight needed for tea growth with the surface area required for clean energy generation.
#GreenFuture