China, as seen by Elizabeth Dalziel

Spending a lot of time browsing through news images, I've come to admire the work of quite a few photojournalists, and thought it would be interesting to focus on their individual accomplishments by showing recent collections of their images here. Associated Press photographer Elizabeth Dalziel is based in Beijing, and has been documenting the people, places and events in China for the past several years, giving the world at large a glimpse into this region through her lens. Collected here are a recent handful of images of people from all walks of life, events large and small, and daily life in China, care of Elizabeth Dalziel. (38 photos total)

Dancers from the National Ballet of China rehearse at the their studio in Beijing, China on Aug. 21, 2009. Turning 50 this year, the company's tumultuous history helps reveal just how far the National Ballet of China has come, showing its range with a slew of imported and original performances along with old favorites. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel)

Dancers from the National Ballet of China rehearse scenes from Signature work "The Red Detachment of Women," a rousing story about a peasant girl liberated by communism, in Beijing, China on Aug. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel) #

In this photo taken Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009, street vendors selling food, a private form of commerce which is not seen in the model village of Nan Jie Cun, line up outside the walls of the city. Nan Jie Cun in central China's Henan province promotes itself as a model commune run on the socialist policies associated with Mao Zedong, who founded the People's Republic 60 years ago. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel) #

A worker operates machinery at a beer bottling plant in the model village of Nan Jie Cun, China on Aug. 26, 2009. The village's industries are collectively owned, and workers receive free housing and healthcare. But the village's businesses operate on a strictly capitalist basis, competing in China's ruthlessly competitive market. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel) #

A statue of late chairman Mao Zedong stands in the central square of the model village of Nan Jie Cun, China, seen on Aug. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel) #

In this photo taken Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009, a child eats free noodles at a communal dining hall in the model village of Nan Jie Cun, China. Migrant laborers, who are a mainstay of the local labor force, receive fewer benefits than the village resident owners. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel) #

Chinese youth practice military drills outside of their school in the model village of Nan Jie Cun, China on Aug. 26, 2009. For many, Nan Jie Cun has become a different type of model, a mixture of the free market and government control that has made China a new world power. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel) #

In this photo taken Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009, workers carry a large tray of buns at a communal dining hall offering free food in the model village of Nan Jie Cun, China. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel) #

A large picture of late Russian leader Joseph Stalin adorns the central square in the model village of Nan Jie Cun, China on Aug. 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel) #

Chinese women dressed up to attend a Mercedes Benz launch event for the new generation S Class models in Beijing, China, Friday, Aug. 28, 2009. China has become a major market for luxury goods, including luxury vehicles like Mercedes. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel) #

Families enjoy the merry go round at a fun fair as the National Day holidays wind down in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel) #

Wind turbines operate at the Da Bancheng Wind Farm, about 40 km (25 miles) south of Urumqi city, in Xinjiang, China on July 18, 2009. China's top legislature recently passed a resolution on climate change, after a report by the country's policy experts said the government should take action so the country's carbon dioxide emissions peak around 2030. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel) #

A plainclothes security guard stands outside of Zhongnanhai, China's leadership compound, undergoing renovations in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel) #

People look at a giant screen displaying a news recap of U.S. President Barack Obama's Inauguration at a busy street intersection in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009. Chinese translations of President Barack Obama's inauguration speech omitted his references to communism and dissent. (AP Photo/ Elizabeth Dalziel) #

US Army Chief of Staff, George Casey inspects the honor guard during a welcome ceremony at PLA Headquarters on August 20, 2009 in Beijing, China. The US Army chief of Staff visited with his PLA counterpart on the day that the normally secretive Chinese Defense Ministry military launched its first offical website, an attempt to let the rest of the world gain a clearer perception of the national Chinese defence policy. (Elizabeth Dalziel-pool/Getty Images) #

Swimmers head for a pool at a water park in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel) #

Participants line up to take part in the first major dress rehearsal for China's 60th anniversary parade in Beijing, China, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009. Beijing closed down streets Friday night in the heart of the city near Tiananmen square as tens of thousands of people joined in the first dress rehearsal for the parade. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel) #

Participants blur together in this long-exposure photograph as they march towards Tiananmen square in the first major dress rehearsal for China's 60th anniversary parade in Beijing, China, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel) #

A Paramilitary Policeman stands guard, in front of Tianamen gate as preparations take place ahead of the first major dress rehearsal for China's 60th anniversary parade in Beijing, China, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel) #

A Chinese tank heads towards Tiananmen Square where a rehearsal for China's 60th anniversary will be held in Beijing, China, Friday, Sept. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel) #

People flock to Tiananmen Square after it re-opened to the public to continue celebrating China's 60th anniversary in Beijing, China, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. Floats used during 60th anniversary parade were left on display on Tiananmen Square. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel) #

Young girls take a ballet class in Beijing, China, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel) #

Hostesses hold basketballs to be signed by NBA Houston Rockets Tracy McGrady during a Chinese Red Cross event to benefit cancer patients in Beijing, China, Monday, Aug. 31, 2009. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel) #

A farmer harvests chives in a greenhouse in the Zhang Sinying township on the outskirts of Beijing, China, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel) #

Workers inspect eggs used in the production of H1N1 flu vaccine by Beijing-based drug maker Sinovac Biotech Ltd. in Beijing, China, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009. Chinese officials approved a vaccine Thursday that they say prevents the new flu in a single dose. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel) #

A worker inspects vials containing H1N1 flu vaccine by Beijing-based drug maker Sinovac Biotech Ltd. in Beijing, China, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009. The World Health Organization said information provided by Sinovac showed that in studies, the vaccines were tested in three formulations of 15 micrograms per dose, and all gave antibody responses that satisfied regulatory criteria. That vaccine dose is the same amount the U.S. government is testing. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel) #

A scene onstage from a Chinese adaptation of Puccini's Turandot, directed by Chinese director Zhang Yimou, performed at the Bird's Nest, in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, part of celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the founding of Communist China. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel) #

Performers take part in a Chinese adaptation of Puccini's Turandot, directed by Chinese director Zhang Yimou, performed at Bird's Nest in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel) #

An onlooker tries to get a picture with a cell phone of the Chinese flag being raised in the sealed off area of Tiananmen square in Beijing , China, Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Downtown Beijing was virtually closed Wednesday, with police blocking off Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and other popular tourist landmarks in preparation for an extravaganza to mark 60 years of communist rule. (AP Photo/ Elizabeth Dalziel) #

A young boy waves Chinese flags on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel) #

Attendants wait outside the hall where U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg speaks with Chinese Vice Minister Xi JinPing during their meeting at Great Hall of the People on September 29, 2009 in Beijing, China. (Elizabeth Dalziel-Pool/Getty Images) #

A worker stands in position at a container terminal in the port of Dalian, China, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009. China's exports languished in August, contracting 23 percent, increasing the onus on Beijing's massive stimulus spending to drive an economic recovery, according to customs data released Friday. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel) #

A model wears a creation of China's Central Academy of Fine Arts graduate students, at their 2009 graduation show, presented during China's Fashion Week in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 25, 2009. (AP Photo/ Elizabeth Dalziel) #

People's Liberation Army soldiers take part in a military exercise in Beijing, China on July 28, 2009. The exercises, dubbed "Stride-2009," sent 50,000 armored troops to unfamiliar areas far from their bases for two months of live-fire drills, state media said Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel) #

Two brides try to keep warm as they wait their turn to be photographed by a wedding photographer in Beijing, China, Thursday, March 26, 2009. (AP Photo/ Elizabeth Dalziel) #

Chinese soldiers stand at attention as part of an honour guard to receive visiting U.S. Army Chief of Staff George Casey at Army Headquarters in Beijing on August 20, 2009. (ELIZABETH DALZIEL/AFP/Getty Images) #

Visitors look at an art installation during the 798 Art Biennale 2009 in Beijing, China, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009. The Art Biennale ran from Aug. 15 through September 12. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel) #

Young women pose for a snapshot inside an art installation during the 798 Art Biennale 2009 in Beijing, China, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel) #

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