Villagers farm on their small piece of land in Guangdong province, China on...READ ON
Villagers farm on their small piece of land in Guangdong province, China on March 3, 2018. Luotianba Catholic Church stands in the background.
A man walks into Bobei Church before a prayer in Guangdong province, China on March 4, 2018.
Catholics from nearby villages pray and chant in Bobei Catholic Church in...READ ON
Catholics from nearby villages pray and chant in Bobei Catholic Church in Guangdong province, China on the morning of March 4, 2018.
Catholics from nearby villages pray and chant in Bobei Catholic Church in...READ ON
Catholics from nearby villages pray and chant in Bobei Catholic Church in Guangdong province, China on the morning of March 4, 2018.
Old photos of Bobei Catholic Church are framed and hung inside the church in...READ ON
Old photos of Bobei Catholic Church are framed and hung inside the church in Guangdong province, China on March 4, 2018.
Small Catholic statues are on the shelf of a shop in Bobei village, in...READ ON
Small Catholic statues are on the shelf of a shop in Bobei village, in Guangdong province, China on March 4, 2018. About 800 people in the local community are Catholic.
Villagers farm on their small piece of land in Guangdong province, China on...READ ON
Villagers farm on their small piece of land in Guangdong province, China on March 3, 2018. Most of the young people leave Hepo for big cities to work, leaving older generation behind to farm.
Rosary beads left on the bench in Luotianba Church, in Guangdong province,...READ ON
Rosary beads left on the bench in Luotianba Church, in Guangdong province, China, on March 4, 2018.
Prayer books left on the bench of Luotianba Church in Guangdong province,...READ ON
Prayer books left on the bench of Luotianba Church in Guangdong province, China on March 4, 2018.
Catholics from nearby villages pray and chant in Luotianba Church in...READ ON
Catholics from nearby villages pray and chant in Luotianba Church in Guangdong province, China on the afternoon of March 4, 2018.
A Mary statue stands in the courtyard of Luotianba Church in Guangdong...READ ON
A Mary statue stands in the courtyard of Luotianba Church in Guangdong province, China on March 4, 2018. Luotianba Church was built in 1840 by a French missionary.
I photographed a Catholic village in Guangdong province that's caught in the middle of a deal between Beijing and the Vantican, on assignment for The Washington Post. Read the article here.
Yan Cong
Yan Cong is an independent photographer based in Beijing. She focuses most of her long-term projects on women’s issues, rural China, and China’s relations with its neighbors.