About Keren Su/China Span

China Span, as a photo stock agency, specializes in photos of China and has the best coverage in almost every aspect of life there. Over the years, we have expanded our coverage to all the continents. Our web site has a searchable photo database that is constantly updated. If you feel you haven't really found the image you are looking for, please don't hesitate to contact us. China Span also organizes small, intimate photography and cultural tours to China and other countries. You will find the experience of traveling to these exotic parts not only entertaining but culturally rewarding and educational. Please check out trips we offer at www.chinaspan.com. Keren Su is a self-taught Chinese photographer, painter, adventurer and culture explorer. He is living proof of the Chinese adage that says one must travel thousands of miles and read thousands of books before speaking with the weight of authority. In China, Keren is known for three firsts: he is the first person to ride a one gear bicycle across China, to motorbike around China and to raft with a self-made innertube raft down the Tarim River - the world's longest interior river. As a mountain guide for the China Mountaineering Association, he guided many trekking and climbing teams to Mt. Everest, K2, the Pamir Plateau and many remote areas in China. Because of his extensive mountaineering experience Keren was named coordinator and worked for the 1990 Peace Expedition to Mt. Everest. Keren is also known for his painting talents. Encouraged in the arts since childhood when he first learned calligraphy, he is an accomplished sumi artist. Keren's art has been exhibited widely through out the United States. Keren came to the United States at the end of 1987 and currently he lives in the Seattle area where he devotes his time to photography, painting and putting together his "special tours" to China.