Yue-Sai Kan, creator of a Chinese cosmetics empire, smiles for the camera at the restaurant The Door, September 2002, Shanghai. (Photo provided to China Daily)
"Better Days" Leisure Centre, Japanese Bunker II, April 2002, Shanghai. The District Committee has converted a dance hall from a clandestine command center dating back to World War II. Every day, several retired people indulge in the pleasure of tango, bolero and pasodoble.
Shi Min plays the role of a revolutionary hero in the play Du Juan Shan, at the Yi Fu Theatre, October 2002, Shanghai. (Photo provided to China Daily)
Bettina Rheims shoots photos of a model,2002 (Photo provided to China Daily)