Friday, June 30, 2006

neon #1






























Guilin - Central - Neon #1 - night - 11:10pm

photo: mhobbs

neon #2






























Guilin - Central - Neon #2 - night - 11:20pm

photo: mhobbs

neon #3






























Guilin - Central - Neon #3 - night - 11:30pm

photo: mhobbs

neon #4





















Guilin - Central - Neon #4 - Aztecs Bar - night - 11:40pm

photo: mhobbs

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

leaves





















Guilin - Light passes through these huge leaves - "Guilin University of
Electronic Technology" - Mid-Morning

photo: mhobbs

havin' a smoke






























Guilin - Man having a smoke - On Jien San Lu - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

woman with fish and hat






























Guilin - Woman at small market on Jin Ji Lu with fish and hat - afternoon
(for my sister)
photo: mhobbs

Monday, June 26, 2006

old man in the sun






























Guilin - Central - Old man with hat - On Jie Fang Dong Lu - late afternoon

photo: mhobbs

wooden sign






























Guilin - Central - Wooden sign on old wall - small back street - late afternoon

photo: mhobbs

george was right





















Guilin - An old man works on his small patch of dirt - "As we continue to
develop scenes like this are becoming less common and ofcourse
Eurasia has always been at war with Oceania."
photo: mhobbs

Sunday, June 25, 2006

in step - father & daughter






























Guilin - Father and daughter - On Jin Ji Lu - afternoon

photo: mhobbs

jien san lu - truck





















Guilin - A truck is loaded and washing is drying - On Jien San Lu - late afternoon

photo: mhobbs

shadows play against the dusk of the day






























Guilin - Long shadows after another hot and humid day - A man and his child push a Bike-truck up the hill on Jin Ji Lu - late afternoon

photo: mhobbs

red and blue






























Guilin - Central - Man on bike with Chinese character in red on
white and blue wall -
Jie Fang Dong Lu - afternoon

photo: mhobbs

bike truck guys waiting






























Guilin - Central - Small back street - Bike-truck guys - waiting - afternoon

photo: mhobbs

Saturday, June 24, 2006

blue umbrella





















Guilin - Lone fisherman with umbrella on the Li Jiang (Li River) afternoon

photo: mhobbs

market woman






























Guilin - Old woman - Small market - Jin Ji Lu - afternoon

photo: mhobbs

four - play





















Guilin - Four children play -
On Putuo Lu - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

gossip






























Guilin - Two women gossip - On Jin Ji Lu - morning

photo: mhobbs

balance





















Guilin - Balanced on his shoulder - On Jin Ji Lu - morning

photo: mhobbs

Friday, June 23, 2006

Lui He Lu Market #1





















Guilin - Lui He Lu Market - lonely girl - afternoon

photo: mhobbs

Lui He Market #2





















Guilin - Lui He Lu Market - Stir frying beans - afternoon

photo: mhobbs

Lui He Market #3





















Guilin - Lui He Market - Chicken vendor "wrangles a chicken" - afternoon

photo: mhobbs

Lui He Market #4





















Guilin - Lui He Lu Market - Chicken vendor - afternoon

photo: mhobbs

Lui He Market #5






























Guilin - Lui He Lu Market - A sign hangs from the high roof
of the market - afternoon

photo: mhobbs

Lui He Market #6





















Guilin -
Lui He Lu Market - Alley - market entrance - Lui He Lu - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

Lui He Market #7





















Guilin -
Lui He Lu Market - A man sleeps on his "bike-truck" in the
early afternoon - On Lui He Lu

photo: mhobbs

always locked





















Guilin - Gate - On Jie Fang Dong Lu - afternoon

photo: mhobbs

key cutter






























Guilin - Key cutter - Jie Fang Dong Lu - afternoon

photo: mhobbs

Thursday, June 22, 2006

waiting man






























Guilin - Central - small street - Waiting man - morning

photo: mhobbs

taking a break





















Guilin - "Bike-truck" guys taking a break - On Jin Ji Lu - late afternoon

photo: mhobbs

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

box of fruit






























Guilin - Central - Market - Man with box of fruit - afternoon

photo: mhobbs

talking






























Guilin - Central - "back street" - men talking - afternoon

photo: mhobbs

reading the paper





















Guilin - Central - Near Jie Fang Dong Lu - Man reading the paper - afternoon

photo: mhobbs

washing






























Guilin - Washing - On Jin Ji Lu - afternoon

photo: mhobbs

watermelon cart






























Guilin - Watermelon on cart - On Jin Ji Lu - afternoon

photo: mhobbs

back street #1






















Guilin - Central - "back street" - near Li Jiang (Li River) - early morning

photo: mhobbs

back street #2 - washing





















Guilin - Central - Washing - "back street" - near Li Jiang (Li River) - early morning

photo: mhobbs

back street #3 - young boy with basket






























Guilin - Central - Young boy with basket - "back street" - near Li Jiang
(Li River) - early morning

photo: mhobbs

back street #4 - men playing cards





















Guilin - Central - Men playing cards - "back street" -
near Li Jiang (Li River) - early morning

photo: mhobbs

back street #5 - after breakfast






























Guilin - Central - woman with bowl - "back street" -
near Li Jiang (Li River) - early morning

photo: mhobbs

young woman with phone






























Guilin - Central - Young woman with phone - afternoon

photo: mhobbs

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

international refugee day






























Guilin - Central - Jia Fang Dong Lu - An itinerant worker (refugee - from unemployment) waits for a "
call to work" - afternoon - Link - REFUGEE DAY
photo: mhobbs

sign #1





















Guilin - Central - "old sign's" hang on a wall - small back street
near the Lia Jiang - afternoon

photo: mhobbs

sign #2






























Guilin - Central - "old sign" (detail) on wall small back street
near the Lia Jiang - afternoon

photo: mhobbs

dormitory #1





















Guilin - Central - Worker in "construction workers
dormitory"
photo: mhobbs

dormitory #2





















Guilin - Central - disused shop converted into "construction workers dormitory"
photo: mhobbs

Sunday, June 18, 2006

fire






























Guilin - Small kitchen - On Jin Ji Lu - night

photo: mhobbs

bamboo





















Guilin -
Bamboo in the rain - morning
photo: mhobbs

shade





















Guilin - Central - Men sit in the shade of an "old home" -
On Chuan Shan Lu - afternoon
photo: mhobbs