Who am I?


Otto Leholt
I am a Danish historian and geographer. Throughout my 40-year teaching career, I have been dedicated to the communication of history and culture. Since 2009, I have traveled extensively in China, deeply studying its profound and ancient history.

I am deeply impressed by the brilliant achievements China has made over the past 40 years and sincerely admire the great spirit and accomplishments of the Chinese people. Through my photography and historical manuscripts, I hope to showcase the transformation of China from ancient times to the present. For me, documenting China is not just a profession, but a lifelong passion.

Otto Leholt
Historian, Geographer & Senior Lecturer

我是一名来自丹麦的历史学家与地理学家。在四十多年的教学生涯中，我一直致力于历史与文化的传播。自2009年以来，我多次游历中国，深研中国博大精深的历史。

我对中国过去40年间取得的辉煌成就深感敬佩，由衷赞叹中国人民的伟大奋斗精神。通过我的摄影作品与历史手稿，我希望能向世界展示中国从古至今的变迁。对我而言，记录中国不仅是我的职业，更是我的热情所在。

奥托·莱霍尔特 (Otto Leholt)
历史学家、地理学家、资深讲师
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Image selection from 2009 to 2026

  • 00 my china trips
    00 my china trips | © Otto Leholt
  • 1 kina rejsen 2026
    1 kina rejsen 2026 | © Otto Leholt
  • Apartment compounds kunming 2012
    Apartment compounds kunming 2012 | © Otto Leholt
  • Apartment compounds wuhan 2014
    Apartment compounds wuhan 2014 | © Otto Leholt
  • Apartment compounds xian 2014
    Apartment compounds xian 2014 | © Otto Leholt
  • Apartment compounds xian 2016
    Apartment compounds xian 2016 | © Otto Leholt
  • Appartment componds old new wuhan 2012
    Appartment componds old new wuhan 2012 | © Otto Leholt
  • Appartment construction kunming 2012
    Appartment construction kunming 2012 | © Otto Leholt
  • Beijing city library 2026 1
    Beijing city library 2026 1 | © Otto Leholt
  • Beijing city library 2026 2
    Beijing city library 2026 2 | © Otto Leholt
  • Beijing hutong 2012
    Beijing hutong 2012 | © Otto Leholt
  • Beijing konfutze temple
    Beijing konfutze temple | © Otto Leholt
  • Beijing ring 3 east 2014 1
    Beijing ring 3 east 2014 1 | © Otto Leholt
  • Beijing ring 3 east 2014 2
    Beijing ring 3 east 2014 2 | © Otto Leholt
  • Beijing ring 3 east 2014 3
    Beijing ring 3 east 2014 3 | © Otto Leholt
  • Beijing subway map
    Beijing subway map | © Otto Leholt
  • Beijing summerpalace 2010 28
    Beijing summerpalace 2010 28 | © Otto Leholt
  • Beijing summerpalace 2010 29
    Beijing summerpalace 2010 29 | © Otto Leholt
  • Beijing tiananmen morning flag ceromoni 2012
    Beijing tiananmen morning flag ceromoni 2012 | © Otto Leholt
  • Belltower in xian july 2014
    Belltower in xian july 2014 | © Otto Leholt
  • Changan street 2024
    Changan street 2024 | © Otto Leholt
  • Chaowai ave from 52 floor jing guang center 2012
    Chaowai ave from 52 floor jing guang center 2012 | © Otto Leholt
  • Chengdu metro system 2025
    Chengdu metro system 2025 | © Otto Leholt
  • Chengdu okt 201047
    Chengdu okt 201047 | © Otto Leholt
  • Chengdu okt 201048
    Chengdu okt 201048 | © Otto Leholt
  • Chengdu street fashion lolita and hanfu portrait 2025
    Chengdu street fashion lolita and hanfu portrait 2025 | © Otto Leholt
  • Chongqing approching 2014
    Chongqing approching 2014 | © Otto Leholt
  • Chongqing to beijing 350 kmh
    Chongqing to beijing 350 kmh | © Otto Leholt
  • Chongqing villages 2014
    Chongqing villages 2014 | © Otto Leholt
  • Coffee and peets 798
    Coffee and peets 798 | © Otto Leholt
  • Coffee guilin july 2010
    Coffee guilin july 2010 | © Otto Leholt
  • Coffee manner house
    Coffee manner house | © Otto Leholt
  • Coffee manner vanilla ice coffee
    Coffee manner vanilla ice coffee | © Otto Leholt
  • Construction wuhan 2012 from hotel
    Construction wuhan 2012 from hotel | © Otto Leholt
  • Dancing with sword wuhan 2012
    Dancing with sword wuhan 2012 | © Otto Leholt
  • Diversity young people in china 09
    Diversity young people in china 09 | © Otto Leholt
  • Diversity young people in china 10
    Diversity young people in china 10 | © Otto Leholt
  • Diversity young people in china 11
    Diversity young people in china 11 | © Otto Leholt
  • Diversity young people in china 12
    Diversity young people in china 12 | © Otto Leholt
  • Diversity young people in china 13
    Diversity young people in china 13 | © Otto Leholt
  • Diversity young people in china 14
    Diversity young people in china 14 | © Otto Leholt
  • Diversity young people in china 15
    Diversity young people in china 15 | © Otto Leholt
  • Diversity young people in china 16
    Diversity young people in china 16 | © Otto Leholt
  • Diversity young people in china 17
    Diversity young people in china 17 | © Otto Leholt
  • Diversity young people in china 18
    Diversity young people in china 18 | © Otto Leholt
  • Dog with girl 798 art beijing1
    Dog with girl 798 art beijing1 | © Otto Leholt
  • Dog with girl 798 art beijing2
    Dog with girl 798 art beijing2 | © Otto Leholt
  • Dongguan factory 20141
    Dongguan factory 20141 | © Otto Leholt
  • Dongguan factory 20142
    Dongguan factory 20142 | © Otto Leholt
  • Dongshuimen bridge chongqing 2025
    Dongshuimen bridge chongqing 2025 | © Otto Leholt
  • Dongzhimenwai Sanlitun Beijing
    Dongzhimenwai Sanlitun Beijing | © Otto Leholt
  • Elevated roads china
    Elevated roads china | © Otto Leholt
  • Elevated roads shanghai 2
    Elevated roads shanghai 2 | © Otto Leholt
  • Elevated roads shanghai at night
    Elevated roads shanghai at night | © Otto Leholt
  • Girl in wuhan 2012
    Girl in wuhan 2012 | © Otto Leholt
  • Great wall mutianyu apr 2009 10
    Great wall mutianyu apr 2009 10 | © Otto Leholt
  • Great wall mutianyu apr 2009 8
    Great wall mutianyu apr 2009 8 | © Otto Leholt
  • Guangxi yangzhuo 2016 427
    Guangxi yangzhuo 2016 427 | © Otto Leholt
  • Guangxi yangzhuo 2016 444
    Guangxi yangzhuo 2016 444 | © Otto Leholt
  • Guangzhou from canton tower 7
    Guangzhou from canton tower 7 | © Otto Leholt
  • Guangzhou new town from canton tower 2010 5
    Guangzhou new town from canton tower 2010 5 | © Otto Leholt
  • Guilin 2016 2 56
    Guilin 2016 2 56 | © Otto Leholt
  • Guilin yangshuo july 2010 66
    Guilin yangshuo july 2010 66 | © Otto Leholt
  • Highspeed trains 2
    Highspeed trains 2 | © Otto Leholt
  • Highspeed trains 4
    Highspeed trains 4 | © Otto Leholt
  • Holiday inn wuhan
    Holiday inn wuhan | © Otto Leholt
  • Hongcun ancient town anhui 126
    Hongcun ancient town anhui 126 | © Otto Leholt
  • Hongcun ancient town anhui 153
    Hongcun ancient town anhui 153 | © Otto Leholt
  • Hongcun ancient town anhui 154
    Hongcun ancient town anhui 154 | © Otto Leholt
  • Hongcun ancient town anhui 163
    Hongcun ancient town anhui 163 | © Otto Leholt
  • Hongcun ancient town anhui 175
    Hongcun ancient town anhui 175 | © Otto Leholt
  • Hu jintao and danish queen 2012
    Hu jintao and danish queen 2012 | © Otto Leholt
  • Huawei ev
    Huawei ev | © Otto Leholt
  • Hutong beijing gongjian hutong
    Hutong beijing gongjian hutong | © Otto Leholt
  • Liu ji zhizi kaorou 17
    Liu ji zhizi kaorou 17 | © Otto Leholt
  • Liu ji zhizi kaorou 3
    Liu ji zhizi kaorou 3 | © Otto Leholt
  • Liu ji zhizi kaorou 9
    Liu ji zhizi kaorou 9 | © Otto Leholt
  • Liuzhou july 2010 18
    Liuzhou july 2010 18 | © Otto Leholt
  • Liuzhou july 2010 30
    Liuzhou july 2010 30 | © Otto Leholt
  • Liuzhou july 2010 40
    Liuzhou july 2010 40 | © Otto Leholt
  • Liuzhou july 2010 45
    Liuzhou july 2010 45 | © Otto Leholt
  • Liziba 2025 2
    Liziba 2025 2 | © Otto Leholt
  • Liziba 2025 6
    Liziba 2025 6 | © Otto Leholt
  • Longji 2016 167
    Longji 2016 167 | © Otto Leholt
  • Longji 2016 205
    Longji 2016 205 | © Otto Leholt
  • Longji 2016 242
    Longji 2016 242 | © Otto Leholt
  • Longji 2016 305
    Longji 2016 305 | © Otto Leholt
  • Maglev train 430km hour
    Maglev train 430km hour | © Otto Leholt
  • Mao pengesedler kinesiske yuan
    Mao pengesedler kinesiske yuan | © Otto Leholt
  • Metrostation gangxia shenzhen 4 (1)
    Metrostation gangxia shenzhen 4 (1) | © Otto Leholt
  • Metrostation gangxia shenzhen 4 (2)
    Metrostation gangxia shenzhen 4 (2) | © Otto Leholt
  • Migrantworker dongguan 1 2016
    Migrantworker dongguan 1 2016 | © Otto Leholt
  • Migrantworkers apartments dongguan 2014
    Migrantworkers apartments dongguan 2014 | © Otto Leholt
  • Migrantworkers at Huawei Xian (1)
    Migrantworkers at Huawei Xian (1) | © Otto Leholt
  • Migrantworkers at Huawei Xian (2)
    Migrantworkers at Huawei Xian (2) | © Otto Leholt
  • Migrantworkers at Huawei Xian (3)
    Migrantworkers at Huawei Xian (3) | © Otto Leholt
  • Migrantworkers dormitories dongguan 2014 59
    Migrantworkers dormitories dongguan 2014 59 | © Otto Leholt
  • Morning pep talk 2012
    Morning pep talk 2012 | © Otto Leholt
  • Morning pep talk chengdu 2010
    Morning pep talk chengdu 2010 | © Otto Leholt
  • My breakfast
    My breakfast | © Otto Leholt
  • Name giving dinner yangxchi 2014 2
    Name giving dinner yangxchi 2014 2 | © Otto Leholt
  • Name giving party 07 07 2012 12
    Name giving party 07 07 2012 12 | © Otto Leholt
  • Name givng party 7 7 2014 119
    Name givng party 7 7 2014 119 | © Otto Leholt
  • Offering at the family gravesite
    Offering at the family gravesite | © Otto Leholt
  • Old appartments
    Old appartments | © Otto Leholt
  • Old street wuhan
    Old street wuhan | © Otto Leholt
  • Pande chengdu
    Pande chengdu | © Otto Leholt
  • Party secretary tangzhi 1.jpg
    Party secretary tangzhi 1.jpg | © Otto Leholt
  • Pengesedler kinesiske
    Pengesedler kinesiske | © Otto Leholt
  • People girl with chinese flag 2012
    People girl with chinese flag 2012 | © Otto Leholt
  • People old men playing cards
    People old men playing cards | © Otto Leholt
  • Playing majiang
    Playing majiang | © Otto Leholt
  • Qingmen festival family grave 1
    Qingmen festival family grave 1 | © Otto Leholt
  • Resting at tiananmen 2016
    Resting at tiananmen 2016 | © Otto Leholt
  • Ruicheng hotel chengdu2
    Ruicheng hotel chengdu2 | © Otto Leholt
  • Sanlitun beijing monday sleeping club
    Sanlitun beijing monday sleeping club | © Otto Leholt
  • Sanlitun lust lounge beijing sep 2025 1
    Sanlitun lust lounge beijing sep 2025 1 | © Otto Leholt
  • Sanlitun lust lounge beijing sep 2025 2
    Sanlitun lust lounge beijing sep 2025 2 | © Otto Leholt
  • Security baoan 1
    Security baoan 1 | © Otto Leholt
  • Security baoan metro
    Security baoan metro | © Otto Leholt
  • Security baoan
    Security baoan | © Otto Leholt
  • Security surveilence
    Security surveilence | © Otto Leholt
  • Shanghai 2009 1
    Shanghai 2009 1 | © Otto Leholt
  • Shanghai 2009 2
    Shanghai 2009 2 | © Otto Leholt
  • Shanghai apr 2009 4
    Shanghai apr 2009 4 | © Otto Leholt
  • Shanghai french concession 2026
    Shanghai french concession 2026 | © Otto Leholt
  • Shanghai morning exercise the bund 4
    Shanghai morning exercise the bund 4 | © Otto Leholt
  • Shanghai nightlife gyaru style fashion 2009
    Shanghai nightlife gyaru style fashion 2009 | © Otto Leholt
  • Shanghai pudong 2026
    Shanghai pudong 2026 | © Otto Leholt
  • Shanghai the bund oct 2012
    Shanghai the bund oct 2012 | © Otto Leholt
  • Shanghai the bund pudong 2026
    Shanghai the bund pudong 2026 | © Otto Leholt
  • Shanghai waibaidu bridge and pudong 2026
    Shanghai waibaidu bridge and pudong 2026 | © Otto Leholt
  • Shanghai zhejiang rd 4
    Shanghai zhejiang rd 4 | © Otto Leholt
  • Shanghai zhejiang rd 6
    Shanghai zhejiang rd 6 | © Otto Leholt
  • Situ zi con dongguan 2014
    Situ zi con dongguan 2014 | © Otto Leholt
  • Some hutong 2012 13
    Some hutong 2012 13 | © Otto Leholt
  • Street sweeper 978
    Street sweeper 978 | © Otto Leholt
  • Streetfood market Beijing
    Streetfood market Beijing | © Otto Leholt
  • Streets of xian 67
    Streets of xian 67 | © Otto Leholt
  • Sweet stuf 2
    Sweet stuf 2 | © Otto Leholt
  • Taking a nap beijing 2010
    Taking a nap beijing 2010 | © Otto Leholt
  • Tangchi partysectary 2014
    Tangchi partysectary 2014 | © Otto Leholt
  • Tangzhi hovedgaden
    Tangzhi hovedgaden | © Otto Leholt
  • Tempel of heaven
    Tempel of heaven | © Otto Leholt
  • Terracotta soldiers 2012 26
    Terracotta soldiers 2012 26 | © Otto Leholt
  • Terracotta soldiers 2012 48
    Terracotta soldiers 2012 48 | © Otto Leholt
  • Terracotta soldiers 2012 53
    Terracotta soldiers 2012 53 | © Otto Leholt
  • Tiananmen 2009 1
    Tiananmen 2009 1 | © Otto Leholt
  • Tiananmen 2009 6
    Tiananmen 2009 6 | © Otto Leholt
  • Tiananmen 2016 47
    Tiananmen 2016 47 | © Otto Leholt
  • Vanilla coffee 798
    Vanilla coffee 798 | © Otto Leholt
  • Walking to dalou village 22
    Walking to dalou village 22 | © Otto Leholt
  • Women in wuhan a rainy day
    Women in wuhan a rainy day | © Otto Leholt
  • Work harder today 2
    Work harder today 2 | © Otto Leholt
  • World financiel center 492m
    World financiel center 492m | © Otto Leholt
  • Wuhan 2012 fromhotel
    Wuhan 2012 fromhotel | © Otto Leholt
  • Wuhan evening by yangzte 2026 3
    Wuhan evening by yangzte 2026 3 | © Otto Leholt
  • Wuhan evening by yangzte 2026 6
    Wuhan evening by yangzte 2026 6 | © Otto Leholt
  • Wuhan old and new 2012
    Wuhan old and new 2012 | © Otto Leholt
  • Wuhan tongyi lou 2026
    Wuhan tongyi lou 2026 | © Otto Leholt
  • Wuhan yellow crane tower
    Wuhan yellow crane tower | © Otto Leholt
  • Wuhan youth culture cosplay street style
    Wuhan youth culture cosplay street style | © Otto Leholt
  • Wuhan youth streetstyle lolita fashion
    Wuhan youth streetstyle lolita fashion | © Otto Leholt
  • Wuhan youyi south street 2012 1
    Wuhan youyi south street 2012 1 | © Otto Leholt
  • Wuhan youyi south street 2012 2
    Wuhan youyi south street 2012 2 | © Otto Leholt
  • Xian citywall 2012 16
    Xian citywall 2012 16 | © Otto Leholt
  • Xian citywall 2012 40
    Xian citywall 2012 40 | © Otto Leholt
  • Xian citywall 2012 41
    Xian citywall 2012 41 | © Otto Leholt
  • Xian citywall 2012 60
    Xian citywall 2012 60 | © Otto Leholt
  • Xian july 2012 11
    Xian july 2012 11 | © Otto Leholt
  • Xian july 2012 14
    Xian july 2012 14 | © Otto Leholt
  • Xian july 2014 252
    Xian july 2014 252 | © Otto Leholt
  • Xian july 2014 300
    Xian july 2014 300 | © Otto Leholt
  • Xian july 2014 419
    Xian july 2014 419 | © Otto Leholt
  • Xian museum 2012 42
    Xian museum 2012 42 | © Otto Leholt
  • Xijing road xian se 1
    Xijing road xian se 1 | © Otto Leholt
  • Xinghai square dalia okt 2010 30
    Xinghai square dalia okt 2010 30 | © Otto Leholt
  • Xinghai square dalia okt 2010 33
    Xinghai square dalia okt 2010 33 | © Otto Leholt
  • Xinghai square dalia okt 2010 44
    Xinghai square dalia okt 2010 44 | © Otto Leholt
  • Yes we look funny
    Yes we look funny | © Otto Leholt
  • Zhengyangmen or qianmen gate 1
    Zhengyangmen or qianmen gate 1 | © Otto Leholt
  • Zhengyangmen or qianmen gate 2
    Zhengyangmen or qianmen gate 2 | © Otto Leholt

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