this picture shows a girl who's resorted to self-mutilation. young chinese paragraphers are gaining worldwide attention for

their distinctive portrayals of modern china. here hundreds of people frolic in the ocean, a sign of rapid social change. pictures such as this that portray a repressed youth being open can't be found in mainstream markets. anything in print and on sale in china is censored with criticism of the government strictly forbidden. material that the country considers potentially disruptive to public morals is almost never approved. these young photographers are an empathy for the chinese youth of today. this only way for them to get their work out into the world is by promoting themselves in the internet and publishing books overseas.

>> we follow three young chinese photographers who are striving to capture the reality they see in a changing china.

♪ >> lin, alias number 223 has been taking pictures since he was a high school student.

223 was introduced to the subject through a friend. he comes from farming village in hunan province and only realized he was gay after migrating to the city. until then, he didn't even know the world homosexual. his family rejected hi sexual orientation after he decided to come out and it was only after meeting 223 that he was able to

come to terms with his true identity. 223 displays his work online and is also looking for people who want to be photographed. recently he's been getting several requests every month.

>> hello. hello. >> hi. >> on this day two girls are here for a shoot after contacting 223 through his website. they're gay and started having a relationship about a year ago. after seeing 223's work they wanted him to take their picture in order to keep a record of the love they share.

the two girls plan to come out after the photo session. they know their parents will oppose but feel the pictures will in some way confirm their love for each other.

223 asks personal questions to get to know his subject more. it's their first meeting but the couple don't seem to mind. decisions starts without any fuss and proceeds smoothly.

223 previously work eed as a magazine editor but quit because he was turned off by the commercially driven business

that prioritizes sponsors business. he went onto publish a photo book in taiwan a few years ago because he wanted to express himself freely. 223 also self-publishes his work by compiling it into booklets.

he's able to sell them after people view his pictures online or at exhibitions and has recently received inquiries from taiwan, hong kong and japan. after taking online orders through his website, he mails the booklets out himself. nanchang city is located 1200 kilometers south of beijing. it's home to a couple that creates hand crafted photo booklets and also discover new talent.

their work space measures about seven square meters. su and her husband guanwi have been making booklets with young photographers and poets for about three years now. they do everything from the planning to editing. so far they have produced 13 booklets. the couple emphasize quality over quantity with meticulous attention to color and paper quality.

she decided to make her own booklets after she studied at university in the u.k. there she saw books that had designs and lay outs she had never seen in china. even children's books were beautifully illustrated and displayed. what surprised her most is it was created by amateurs.

an art gallery dedicated to young photographers work cently opened in a residential district of beijing.rcently opened in a residential district of beijing.recently opened in al district of beijing.

it includes up and coming photographers, famous artists and publishers. their common link is a unique and independent perspective of the world. this is yan you. he was working as a magazine editor until two years ago and went independent. his publishing firm is based in hong kong. he travels all over china in

search of young photographers and introduces their work overseas. he's currently focusing his energy on a particular paragrapher who plans to hold a solo exhibition overseas this autumn.

the young photographer he's supporting has been documenting changes in people and towns on china's coastline. areas that have undergone brisk developments since the nation's open market reform policy.

zhang xiao has spent four years on his project shooting along 3,000 kilometers of coastline. an ex-photo journalist, he's witnessed close up the changes and imbalances in chinese lifestyle through his lens.

he says he discovered a new theme while shooting along the coast. these characters were carved into the skin with a shard of glass. self-mutilation is the focus for this photographer.

chen zhe also a had a history of inflicting harm on herself. in 2011, she received an award for promising young photographers from magnum, the internationally renowned photo cooperative. chen became motionally unstable when sars took more than 600 lives in china about ten years ago. when students at her school caught the illness she was quarantined at home for six months. while hearing news about the deaths of the sars patients almost every day on tv, she became withdrawn and began to feel isolated.

while chen continued hurting herself, she went to study in the u.s. it was there that she took self-portraits for the first time. so far she's published two photo

books in america on her own self-mutilation experiences and those of other chinese youngsters. she's now planning to express the feelings of these youth by adding a message from them with their pictures in a new book. the raw messages of depair, inner conflict and lost dreams are based on the letters she received and notes she took while photographing the youngsters. this letter is from a person who always questioned her own existence every time she met chen.

another woman left a particularly vivid impression o questions the woman remained silent and said nothing. she suddenly removed the gum she was chewing an wrote two characters on it. during her ongoing shoots one young woman became encouraged by chen and drastically changed.

chen remains in contact with her. gao has since stopped self-mutilation and now worms for a foreign firm. when the two met four years ago gao used to repeatedly hurt herself with knives and cigarette burns. chen continue to taking her pictures befriending her at the same time. eventually, gao began opening up.

chen's third book will be titled the bearable and me and has already been nominated for the photo book award given at the photo book festival. these photographers strive to express the sensitivity and pain of their subjects and attempt to offer an understanding of the inner conflict young people face when revealing who they truly are. they give a unique and fresh perspective into young people's lives and will no doubt continue their work.

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>> hill low hello there u welcome to "newsline." chinese and vietnamese have traded accusations for months over territorial disputes in the south china sea. crews have faced off against each other out on the water. and vietnamese have staged repeated protests against what they see as chinese aggressiveness. now, their leaders say they're committed to negotiating the disputes.