POK CHI LAU

Dreams of the Golden Mountain(Hardcover)

By Pok Chi Lau 劉博智

Description
Dreams of the Golden Mountain is a black-and-white documentary photography book that explores Chinese communities across America from 1974 to 1995. Focusing on themes of migration and diaspora, the book offers rare access to private domestic spaces and work environments — including garment factories, restaurants, and laundries — not typically visible from the street.

Highlights

  • 147 Black-and-White Photographs
    Pok Chi Lau documents the lives of Chinese immigrants in America through a journalistic, documentary lens. Each image captures both shared patterns and deeply individual experiences within the diaspora.
  • 244 Pages in English, Chinese, and French
    All text appears in three languages to welcome readers across cultures and regions.
  • About the Author
    Pok Chi Lau 劉博智 was born in British Hong Kong in 1950. A practicing documentary photographer since 1967, his life’s work centers on Chinese migration and diaspora in the Americas, Cuba, Malaysia, and now Myanmar. He has also spent over a decade documenting the internal migration of rural workers within China’s coastal industrial regions.
  • Award-Winning
    Dreams of the Golden Mountain received recognition as a runner-up for the prestigious William Rockhill Nelson Book Award.

To Purchase
Please contact Pok Chi Lau by email: pokchi@pokchilau.com


Flow China(Hardcover)

By Pok Chi Lau 劉博智

Description
Flow China is a powerful photographic exploration of the Chinese diaspora, both abroad and within China itself. Through a mix of black-and-white, color, and diptych imagery, Pok Chi Lau presents intimate portraits and visual narratives of migration, cultural transformation, and the shifting aspirations of both the poor and the middle class.

Highlights

  • 251 Color and Black-and-White Photographs
    This body of work spans Chinese immigrant communities across the globe, alongside internal migration within China. Photographs are enriched with both personal reflections and historical context, illuminating the lives behind the images.
  • 297 Pages in English and Mandarin Chinese
    All text is presented bilingually, making the book accessible to readers in both Eastern and Western audiences.
  • About the Author
    Pok Chi Lau 劉博智 was born in British Hong Kong in 1950. He has been a documentary photographer since 1967. His work focuses on the Chinese diaspora in the Americas, Cuba, Malaysia, and Myanmar. For over a decade, he also documented internal migration within China, where rural workers relocated to coastal manufacturing hubs during the country’s industrial boom.

To Purchase
Please contact Pok Chi Lau by email: pokchi@pokchilau.com



Published Books

2009

  • Cuban Chinese, University of Nanjing Press
  • Intimate Details of the South — 163-page color photography book, Shanghai Jinxiu Press
  • New China – 60 Years of Photography: A Marker for Personal Observation, pp. 212–217, featuring 9 photos, Hehei Fine Arts Publishing, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
  • Golden Mountain Dreams, Jinziu Press, Shanghai

2008

  • Flow China — 296-page, 4-color bilingual photography book, Shantou University, China
  • Red Walls, published by Beaugeste Gallery, Shanghai

2003

  • Dreams of the Golden Mountain — 245-page photography book, Pace Publishing, Hong Kong

1980

  • Anguish of the Innocent: The Plight of Vietnamese Refugee Children — photo documentary book by Innocent, a UNICEF publication, Hong Kong


Published Books

2009

  • Cuban Chinese, University of Nanjing Press
  • Intimate Details of the South — 163-page color photography book, Shanghai Jinxiu Press
  • New China – 60 Years of Photography: A Marker for Personal Observation, pp. 212–217, featuring 9 photos, Hehei Fine Arts Publishing, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
  • Golden Mountain Dreams, Jinziu Press, Shanghai

2008

  • Flow China — 296-page, 4-color bilingual photography book, Shantou University, China
  • Red Walls, published by Beaugeste Gallery, Shanghai

2003

  • Dreams of the Golden Mountain — 245-page photography book, Pace Publishing, Hong Kong

1980

  • Anguish of the Innocent: The Plight of Vietnamese Refugee Children — photo documentary book by Innocent, a UNICEF publication, Hong Kong
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