Beijing and Guilin China Photography

Fine art travel and landscape photography from Beijing and Guilin, China. This collection features Beijing’s historic architecture, the Forbidden City, temples and traditional details, along with the dramatic limestone karst mountains, rivers, misty valleys, and rural landscapes of the Guilin region. The photographs explore both the cultural richness of Beijing and the extraordinary natural scenery of southern China. Available as fine art prints and for editorial or commercial licensing. To order a print please email me at Mike Reid Photography

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Morning Along the Long Corridor at Beijing Summer Palace Early morning light filters through mature trees along the waterfront near the Long Corridor at Beijing’s Summer Palace. Photographed just after the grounds...

Morning Along the Long Corridor at Beijing Summer Palace

Early morning light filters through mature trees along the waterfront near the Long Corridor at Beijing’s Summer Palace. Photographed just after the grounds opened, the usually busy historic site is quiet and nearly empty, with soft light reflecting across Kunming Lake and traditional palace buildings visible beyond the trees.
Long Corridor at the Summer Palace The ornate Long Corridor at Beijing’s Summer Palace curves through the trees in soft early morning light. Red columns, painted beams, carved details, and...

Long Corridor at the Summer Palace

The ornate Long Corridor at Beijing’s Summer Palace curves through the trees in soft early morning light. Red columns, painted beams, carved details, and traditional rooflines lead the eye through one of the palace’s most distinctive architectural spaces.
Morning Shadows in the Long Corridor Early morning sunlight casts repeating geometric shadows through the Long Corridor at Beijing’s Summer Palace. The green and red painted structure curves...

Morning Shadows in the Long Corridor

Early morning sunlight casts repeating geometric shadows through the Long Corridor at Beijing’s Summer Palace. The green and red painted structure curves alongside Kunming Lake, with trees and stone balustrades visible through the open side of the walkway.
Curving Long Corridor at Beijing Summer Palace The Long Corridor at Beijing’s Summer Palace sweeps gently through a grove of mature trees in soft early morning light. Repeating green columns, red railings,...

Curving Long Corridor at Beijing Summer Palace

The Long Corridor at Beijing’s Summer Palace sweeps gently through a grove of mature trees in soft early morning light. Repeating green columns, red railings, and the dark tiled roof create a strong sense of rhythm as the historic covered walkway curves into the distance.
Bamboo Path Through a Quiet Grove A narrow pathway winds through a dense bamboo grove, framed by simple woven fencing and tall green stalks rising on both sides. The repeating vertical lines and...

Bamboo Path Through a Quiet Grove

A narrow pathway winds through a dense bamboo grove, framed by simple woven fencing and tall green stalks rising on both sides. The repeating vertical lines and gentle curve of the path create a calm, secluded feeling, with soft light filtering through the bamboo.
Beijing Hills Beyond the Summer Palace Warm evening light settles across the wooded hills beyond Beijing’s Summer Palace, with Kunming Lake and traditional palace buildings in the foreground. A...

Beijing Hills Beyond the Summer Palace

Warm evening light settles across the wooded hills beyond Beijing’s Summer Palace, with Kunming Lake and traditional palace buildings in the foreground. A distant pagoda rises from the ridge as layers of hazy mountains recede into the golden sky.
Fishing Pond Beneath the Willows in Beijing A quiet city pond in Beijing framed by graceful willow trees, with local residents fishing and resting beside a small stone footbridge. Soft spring green...

Fishing Pond Beneath the Willows in Beijing

A quiet city pond in Beijing framed by graceful willow trees, with local residents fishing and resting beside a small stone footbridge. Soft spring green foliage and reflections on the water give the scene a peaceful, everyday character far removed from the scale and crowds of the city’s major landmarks.
Peach Orchids in Soft Light A cluster of peach-colored orchids photographed in soft indoor light in Beijing, China. Shallow depth of field isolates the nearest blossoms while the remaining...

Peach Orchids in Soft Light

A cluster of peach-colored orchids photographed in soft indoor light in Beijing, China. Shallow depth of field isolates the nearest blossoms while the remaining flowers dissolve gently into the background, creating a quiet, painterly floral study.
National Centre for the Performing Arts at Night Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts glows beside its reflecting pool after dark. The sweeping titanium and glass dome is mirrored in the still...

National Centre for the Performing Arts at Night

Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts glows beside its reflecting pool after dark. The sweeping titanium and glass dome is mirrored in the still water, creating a luminous oval against the surrounding night and emphasizing the building’s striking modern geometry.
National Centre for the Performing Arts Reflection Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts appears almost perfectly doubled in the still reflecting pool at dusk. The illuminated glass section glows...

National Centre for the Performing Arts Reflection

Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts appears almost perfectly doubled in the still reflecting pool at dusk. The illuminated glass section glows against the darker titanium shell, while tiny blue lights across the surface create a subtle star-like pattern.