Ashley Cooper / Withered crops dried up during drought, Beijing, China. March 2009.

Gavin Hellier / Street food vendor selling kebabs, Donghuamen Night Market, Wangfujing, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China, February 2015. Hellier

Gavin Hellier / Street food vendor, Donghuamen Night Market, Wangfujing, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China, February 2015. Hellier

Gavin Hellier / View of the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China, February 2015. Hellier

Gavin Hellier / Crowds outside the Gate of Heavenly Peace, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Beijing, China, February 2015. Hellier

Gavin Hellier / Crowds outside the Gate of Heavenly Peace, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Beijing, China, February 2015. Hellier

Gavin Hellier / Impaled Chinese scorpions (Mesobuthus martensii) for sale in Wangfujing street market, Beijing, China, 2011.

David Tipling / Bronze carving of a Phoenix on one of the doors within the Forbidden City, Beijing, China, September 2008.

David Tipling / Bird trader with Siberian Rubythroat (Luscinia calliope) in Beijing bird market, China, 1993.

David Tipling / Sparrowhawk for sale in Beijing bird market. Bird still alive but wings broken. Sparrowhawk on sale as a food delicacy. China April 1992.

Cyril Ruoso / Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) observed by visitors, Beijing Zoo, China

Cyril Ruoso / Food stall selling scorpions, cicada, and larva, Beijing, China