A bowlmaker eats a meal in front of his workshop in Zichang county, Yan'an city, in 1985. [Photo by Hei Ming for China Daily]

Shaanxi "is the cradle of Chinese nationality and the Yellow River runs through the region", wrote Zhu Ling, publisher of China Daily, in the album's preface. "The photo album appropriately demonstrates the region's progress in history, material life and people's lives."

The One Hundred Photographers Focus photo album series, which has won two China National Book Prizes, was created by China Daily. Mainly compiled by Wang Wenlan, China Daily's assistant editor-in-chief and vice-president of the China Photographers' Association, and supported by hundreds of experienced Chinese photographers, the series has published 10 other books.