An Insider’s Look at the Tiananmen Square Incidents

In 1989, photographer Kan Tai Wong covered the student protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. The 2024 edition of his book ’89 Tiananmen, which was recently awarded the 2024 Historical Book Award at Les Rencontres d’Arles, presents an intimate look at the protesters, their hopes, their resilience, and their determination.

“I reviewed the set of black-and-white negatives taken during the 1989 student democracy movement in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square through the white light of the light box, searching for the youthful spirit that was left behind on Chang’an Street,” writ...

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