https://www.scmp.com/rss/309694/feed Graphics Director Alberto Lucas López moved to Hong Kong from Pamplona, Spain. A visual journalist of great distinction his work has been recognized with countless awards in the US, Asia and Europe. Alberto’s infographics stand out from the rest of the field because of his sophisticated and counter-intuitive concepts driven by his constant search for innovation. In 2015 alone, he won over 50 international awards. @alucaslopez en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Every year, on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, crews of paddlers re-enact the legend of Qu Yuan. They power boats mounted with ferocious dragon heads through the water to the frenzied beating of drums. The legend In 278BC, in the ancient Chu kingdom during the Warring States Period, poet and government minister Qu Yuan committed suicide by drowning himself in the Miluo River in protest of prevalent corruption among officials. The “dragons”  Like any team sport, dragon boat racing... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3005951/dragon-boat-festival-how-ancient-chinese-tradition-became-global?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3005951/dragon-boat-festival-how-ancient-chinese-tradition-became-global?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Apr 2019 08:30:12 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/2001782/olympic-efficiency-whats-leanest-and-meanest-nation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/2001782/olympic-efficiency-whats-leanest-and-meanest-nation?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Aug 2016 04:30:00 +0000 Click to view the full-size infographic https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1940050/infographic-greatest-nba-team-all-time?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1940050/infographic-greatest-nba-team-all-time?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Click to view the full-size infographic https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1939923/infographic-leicester-s-cinderella-season?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1939923/infographic-leicester-s-cinderella-season?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Apr 2016 03:30:00 +0000 Click to view the full-size infographic in high resolution. https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/1927468/infographic-once-lifetime-race-hong-kong-derby?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/1927468/infographic-once-lifetime-race-hong-kong-derby?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Mar 2016 15:15:15 +0000 Click to view the full-size infographic in high resolution. https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1917641/infographic-what-color-oscar?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1917641/infographic-what-color-oscar?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Feb 2016 06:45:30 +0000 Click to view the full-size infographic in high resolution. https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1916541/infographic-sharing-pie?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1916541/infographic-sharing-pie?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Feb 2016 02:11:45 +0000 Click to view the full-size infographic in high resolution. https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1913814/infographic-sum-parts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1913814/infographic-sum-parts?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Feb 2016 01:45:15 +0000 Click to view the full-size infographic https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1901079/infographic-big-talk-small-talk?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1901079/infographic-big-talk-small-talk?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Jan 2016 03:15:00 +0000 Click to view the full-size infographic in high resolution. https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1895451/infographic-silence-top?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1895451/infographic-silence-top?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Dec 2015 01:30:30 +0000 The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris (Nov 30 to Dec 11) will cast a worried eye at the unfolding geopolitical competition surrounding the Arctic. A pressing environmental issue, the melting ice around the North Pole is also creating new opportunities at the top of the world. Nations are scrambling to lay claims on the Arctic in the form of territorial waters, abundant natural resources and transit routes. This fierce rivalry has already led to some experts referring to a new... https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1885387/infographic-race-arctic-domination?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1885387/infographic-race-arctic-domination?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Dec 2015 01:15:00 +0000 Click to view the full-size infographic in high resolution. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1881681/infographic-district-elections?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1881681/infographic-district-elections?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Nov 2015 18:00:15 +0000 Click to view the full-size infographic in high resolution. https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1873577/infographic-lives-smoke?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1873577/infographic-lives-smoke?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 Oct 2015 01:13:21 +0000 Around 10% of these immigrants have turned to the European dream in the hope of starting a new life. The immigration crisis is becoming increasingly desperate not just for the refugees, but also for the countries receiving them. Countries such as Hungary, Italy and Greece are being overwhelmed by the situation. This state of affairs has forced the European Union to grant a limited amount of refugees asylum by imposing tallies on its member countries. A poor solution that camouflages a dramatic... https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1863735/infographic-tide-refugees-syria-and-where-theyre-heading-europe?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1863735/infographic-tide-refugees-syria-and-where-theyre-heading-europe?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 03 Oct 2015 00:30:00 +0000 Click here to view the full-size infographic https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1856205/infographic-their-time-and-your-money?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1856205/infographic-their-time-and-your-money?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Sep 2015 02:15:00 +0000 Click here to view the full-size infographic https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1855915/infographic-gareth-bale-luis-suarez-most-expensive-signings-football?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1855915/infographic-gareth-bale-luis-suarez-most-expensive-signings-football?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Sep 2015 02:45:45 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1849419/graphics-warehouse-explosion-tianjin-port-kills-scores?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1849419/graphics-warehouse-explosion-tianjin-port-kills-scores?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Aug 2015 00:45:00 +0000 View the full-size infographic https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1848416/infographic-atomic-bomb-what-if-it-was-your-city?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1848416/infographic-atomic-bomb-what-if-it-was-your-city?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Aug 2015 22:30:30 +0000 Every year, on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, crews of paddlers re-enact the legend of Qu Yuan. They power long, narrow boats, their prows mounted with ferocious dragon heads, through the water, to the frenzied, rhythmic beating of drums. From Friday to Sunday, Victoria Harbour hosts the Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races. On this page, we study how an ancient Chinese tradition has evolved into a competitive global sport Click to view the full-size infographic https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1830496/infographic-how-dragon-boating-evolved-ancient-chinese-tradition-global?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1830496/infographic-how-dragon-boating-evolved-ancient-chinese-tradition-global?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Jul 2015 01:15:00 +0000 Click to view the full-size infographic in high resolution https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1815609/infographic-balance-superpowers-comparing-armed-forces-us-and-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1815609/infographic-balance-superpowers-comparing-armed-forces-us-and-china?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Jun 2015 01:27:36 +0000 There are at least 7,102 known languages alive in the world today. Twenty-three of these languages are a mother  tongue for more than 50 million people. The 23 languages make up the native tongue of 4.1 billion people. We represent each language within black borders and then provide the numbers of native speakers (in millions)  by country. The colour of these countries shows how languages have taken root in many different regions Click to view the full-size infographic in high resolution. https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1810040/infographic-world-languages?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1810040/infographic-world-languages?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 May 2015 01:05:14 +0000 Pablo Picasso’s Les Femmes d’Alger (Version 0) – which was  exhibited in Hong Kong last month – this week became the most  expensive painting to sell at auction, going for US$179.3m at  Christie’s in New York. The price also made it the fourth most  expensive painting ever sold.  Click to view the full-size infographic in high resolution https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1796221/infographic-palette-covered?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1796221/infographic-palette-covered?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 May 2015 01:40:21 +0000 View infographic https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1778859/infographic-chinas-overseas-investments?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1778859/infographic-chinas-overseas-investments?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Apr 2015 09:45:00 +0000 View the full-size infographic here Source: Ministry of Public Security, CCDI (graphic) https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1802164/infographic-chinas-wanted-100?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1802164/infographic-chinas-wanted-100?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Apr 2015 22:00:00 +0000 Published in October of last year, the book is a compendium of Xi Jinping’s major works from November 15, 2012 to June 13, 2014: 79 speeches, talks, interviews, instructions and correspondence in 18 chapters. Each section is accompanied by notes explaining China’s social system, history and culture. With a subtle nod to the original book cover design, we analyse Xi's choice of words over 515 pages Click to view the full-size infographic in high resolution. https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1734874/infographic-xi-jinping-governance-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1734874/infographic-xi-jinping-governance-china?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Mar 2015 00:51:05 +0000 Health and social welfare get some of the biggest increases in spending this year under the budget plans, with education and the environment also benefiting in the government’s push to make Hong Kong “a better place with a brighter future for everyone”. Even after the increases the government is predicting a surplus of some HK$37 billion for 2015-2016. Click to view the full-size infographic in high resolution. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1723614/infographic-where-money-goes-hong-kongs-budget-2015?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1723614/infographic-where-money-goes-hong-kongs-budget-2015?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Feb 2015 01:30:15 +0000 As the Oscars conclude for another year, the opening credits of previous Best Picture winners give a unique insight into the aesthetics of each of the 87 years of the award’s history. From the big letters that filled the screens in the 1930s and 1940s to the understated small type of modern times, opening credits are as much an art form as the movies themselves  Click to view the full-size infographic in high resolution. https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1722254/infographic-oscar-openings?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1722254/infographic-oscar-openings?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Feb 2015 00:28:03 +0000 Every year the Lunar New Year festivities mark the largest population movement in the world. The holiday is traditionally a time for family gatherings as well as an opportunity for city breaks, and this year authorities estimate 2.8 billion journeys will be undertaken. Here we look at the destinations connected to Hong Kong by direct flights, measuring flying time with hourly bands. Click to view the full-size infographic in high resolution. https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1715951/infographic-non-stop?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1715951/infographic-non-stop?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Feb 2015 00:24:47 +0000 More than 73,000 athletes will take to the city’s streets tomorrow for the Hong Kong Marathon. Hong Kong, like almost all major cities, suffers from air pollution. Marathon runners breathe about the same volume of air that a sedentary person would over two days. This graphic shows yesterday’s pollution levels along the route and Wednesday’s levels, which were particularly severe. Tomorrow’s forecast is for light cloud cover and early rain followed by bright patches, and a maximum of 20 degrees... https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1690488/infographic-marathon-effort?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1690488/infographic-marathon-effort?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Jan 2015 00:45:23 +0000 Cardiovascular disease claims three out of 10 people as the world’s leading cause of death. In wealthy countries, seven people in 10 die aged 70 or over, mainly through chronic diseases. In low-income countries, the predominant cause of death is from infectious disease, where about four in 10 deaths are children under 15 years old Click to view the full-size infographic in high resolution. https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1681826/infographic-dead-reckoning?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1681826/infographic-dead-reckoning?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Jan 2015 01:59:50 +0000 On November 12 last year, China and the United States announced new targets for greenhouse gas emissions as part of a deal to help curb global climate change. In the next 11 years, the US plans to cut net greenhouse gas emissions by 26 to 28 per cent below the levels they were in 2005. China expects its carbon dioxide emissions to peak around 2030. At the same time, China will work to increase the non-fossil-fuel share of its energy use to 20 per cent by 2030   Click to view the full-size... https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1674099/infographic-pollution-profile?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1674099/infographic-pollution-profile?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Jan 2015 00:57:01 +0000 On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the world’s first artificial satellite. An historic milestone that would radically change the world of communications. Today, satellites are fundamental to our daily lives, and the number of launches is increasing. Here we analyse the 1,234 operational satellites orbiting Earth today   Click to view the full-size infographic in high resolution. https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1670384/infographic-satellites-network?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1670384/infographic-satellites-network?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Dec 2014 01:30:30 +0000 Throughout history the world's tallest buildings have acted as barometers, symbolising society's most highly held principles. Here, we rank the world's highest structures.  Click here to enlarge the graphic https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1668136/infographic-height-social-values?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1668136/infographic-height-social-values?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Dec 2014 00:30:30 +0000 In the early hours of December 3, 1984 a toxic cloud invaded the city of Bhopal in central India.  Those that woke tried to flee in the midst of the ensuing chaos, but for many it was too late. Today, survivors live together with the third generation, still suffering from the fallout of that night https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1657326/infographic-30-years-night?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1657326/infographic-30-years-night?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Dec 2014 02:50:11 +0000 Click here to view the full-size graphic in high-resolution. https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1619290/infographic-long-march?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1619290/infographic-long-march?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Oct 2014 07:45:30 +0000 China is proposing five high-speed international railway networks that would ultimately connect the UK at one end, America at another and Singapore in the south, with China in the centre. The large number of countries involved requires Herculean efforts of diplomacy, technology and economics. Here is the general outline of what it will take to make the vision a reality Click to view the full-size infographic in high resolution. https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1605236/infographic-chinas-high-speed-rail-vision?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1605236/infographic-chinas-high-speed-rail-vision?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Oct 2014 01:26:11 +0000 Over the years the wild monkeys in northern Hong Kong’s parks have become popular tourist attractions. This masks the growing problems associated with a massive population explosion. A government sterilisation programme has cut the number of monkeys to 2,000. Visitors should be aware there have been isolated but increasing reports of people being attacked by monkeys. 529 complaints were reported in 2013, usually attacks attempting to steal food. There have also been increasing reports of monkeys... https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1587713/infographic-both-faces?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1587713/infographic-both-faces?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Sep 2014 03:30:45 +0000 Click here for the full size infographic https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1575443/infographic-premier-league-back-action?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1575443/infographic-premier-league-back-action?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 17 Aug 2014 07:15:45 +0000 Click here for the full size infographic The lamps are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime,” said British minister Sir Edward Grey, on the eve of Britain declaring war on Germany. Many expected the Great War to be brief. “The boys will be home by Christmas” was a popular motto when hostilities commenced. The war was to last over four years: 70 million combatants enlisted, over 20 million were killed or wounded and several empires erased from the map. An... https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1567629/infographic-shot-heard-around-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1567629/infographic-shot-heard-around-world?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Aug 2014 07:30:00 +0000 Click here for the full size infographic https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1561132/101-yellow-jerseys-paris?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1561132/101-yellow-jerseys-paris?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Jul 2014 07:00:30 +0000 While you can't put a price on a fan's passion for the beautiful game, we do know how much clubs are willing to pay for players. By combining the value of individual footballers, we have estimated the market value of each of the 32 teams at the World Cup in Brazil. [Please note, market value of the players and teams are based on data from January 2014] Click to view the full-size infographic in high resolution. https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1540818/world-cups-great-divide?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1540818/world-cups-great-divide?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Jun 2014 03:15:30 +0000 Due to the time difference with Brazil (we are 12 hours ahead of Manaus and Cuiaba, 11 ahead of the other venues), you will have to stay up pretty late on this side of the world to catch any of the action live. Here is the World Cup schedule in Hong Kong time.  Click to view the full-size infographic in high resolution. https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1530861/nocturnal-affair-local-football-fanatics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1530861/nocturnal-affair-local-football-fanatics?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Jun 2014 08:45:00 +0000 Thirty-two teams will compete in this year's World Cup after a mammoth qualifying process involving 203 of Fifa's 208 members (Brunei, Bhutan, Guam and Mauritania opted not to take part and Brazil qualified automatically as hosts). Due to the different qualifying process for each region, some teams have played as few as eight matches to qualify while others have had massive 18-match slogs. Here are the results of every team's qualifiers.  Click to see the full infographic in high resolution https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1529095/road-20th-edition-world-cup?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1529095/road-20th-edition-world-cup?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Jun 2014 01:00:15 +0000 View the full screen version of this infographic https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1479429/infographic-story-stratocaster-worlds-most-famous-guitar?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1479429/infographic-story-stratocaster-worlds-most-famous-guitar?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Apr 2014 17:00:45 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1464570/dead-life-alive-death?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1464570/dead-life-alive-death?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Apr 2014 04:17:24 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1443642/their-satanic-majesties-rolling-stones-entire-discography?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1443642/their-satanic-majesties-rolling-stones-entire-discography?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 08 Mar 2014 10:17:17 +0000 View the full-screen version of this infographic https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1439398/and-oscar-goes-every-winner-history-academy-awards?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1439398/and-oscar-goes-every-winner-history-academy-awards?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Mar 2014 09:30:30 +0000 Link to the full-screen version https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1425216/golden-flags-look-back-winners-winter-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1425216/golden-flags-look-back-winners-winter-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Feb 2014 09:00:45 +0000 Of all horse breeds, it is the thoroughbred that most famously exhibits the animal's herd and flight instinct, channelled into explosive, competitive athleticism. The thoroughbred has been selectively bred over more than three centuries to produce an animal capable of running at high speeds with remarkable endurance. Click here to enlarge the image https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1417281/born-run-anatomy-thoroughbred?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1417281/born-run-anatomy-thoroughbred?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Jan 2014 00:15:15 +0000 The earth contains almost 21 million cubic kilometres of ice, or about 2 per cent of the planet´s water. As the earth warms, the ice is shrinking. Scientists have warned the Arctic could be free of ice by 2040. If all of the world´s ice were to melt, sea levels would rise by more than 65 metres, radically altering shorelines. This is how Hong Kong looks under that scenario. https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1388959/under-sea-how-shrinking-ice-will-change-hong-kongs-shorelines?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1388959/under-sea-how-shrinking-ice-will-change-hong-kongs-shorelines?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Dec 2013 08:00:00 +0000