in the shade

Yantai - A man pushes a cart on a main road in the centre of the city - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

in the pharmacy

Yantai - East - Two men in a pharmacy looking at the 'sexual health' medicine cabinet - evening
photo: mhobbs

man in a hole

Yantai - A 'worker' pauses whilst digging a trench in a small street in the east of the city - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

forty two

Yantai - East - Graffiti on a wall of a carpark at 'Shandong Institute of Business and Technology' - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

kite

Yantai - A kite flies high above beach number 1 (Bohai Bay) eastern edge of the city - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

casting a net

Yantai - A man in wearing only his underwear casts a net off the number 1. beach, east of the centre of the city - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

light explosion

Yantai - Lights of one of the many office buildings at "Shandong Institute of Business and Technology" - night
photo: mhobbs

appropriate parking

Yantai - 'Appropriate Parking' Sign in a carpark at "Shandong Institute of Business and Technology" with a bike leaning against a wall in the background - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

against the wall #1

Yantai - A man rests at lunchtime in the centre of the city - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

against the wall #2

Yantai - A young man (biketruck guy) rests leaning against a wall in the centre of the city - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

chef

Yantai - A Chef stands in the doorway of a small restaurant on a small backstreet on the eastern edge of the city - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

fish

Yantai - East - A man fishes on a pier on Beach No. 1 Bohai Bay - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

waiting

Yantai - A street vendor in a small backstreet near "Shandong Institute of Business and Technology" - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

700

Yantai - East - Old boat on the beach of Bohai Bay - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

A man and his hat

Yantai - Central - An old man sits on a stool by the side of the road in the centre of the city - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

child

Yantai - Central - A child outside his home, in a small street in the centre of the city - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

A man and his fish

Yantai - East - A street vendor sits by his 'tray' of fish in a small street market on the eastern edge of the city
photo: mhobbs

night vendor

Yantai - East - A street vendor leans against his 'biketruck' in a small street on the eastern edge of the city
photo: mhobbs

sitting

Yantai - Central - Two old men sit and watch the 'street traffic' in the centre of the city
photo: mhobbs

waiting room

Yantai - A man stands outside a small clinic (medical) in a small backstreet on the eastern edge of the city - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

bent

Yantai - An old man walks up a street on the eastern edge of the city - late afternoon
photo: mhobbs

red and white

Yantai - Central - A torn sign above a store in the 'central west' of the city - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

glow

Yantai - "Shandong Institute of Business and Technology" - Looking northwest toward the sea across the campus of "Shandong Institute of Business and Technology" the glow of lights behind the 'dorm'buildings of the University casts an eerie glow - night
photo: mhobbs

collection

Yantai - Central - In the centre of the city a "biketruck" guy collects discarded cardboard and paper for recycling, once collected the 'garbage picker' (as these people are commonly know) takes the waste to a central location and in return for the paper, cardboard or plastic bottles receives a few Jou (cents) per Jin (500grams) - afternoon photo: mhobbs

in the sun

Yantai - Central - A truckbike stands near a ladder leaning against a wall in a small backstreet in the centre of the city
photo: mhobbs

barber chair

Yantai - East - A old 'Barber Chair' in in a small barbers 'small backstreet' eastern edge of the city - evening
photo: mhobbs

reading the news

Yantai - A man reads a newspaper in a small backstreet, obscured by his bicycle in the 'west central' part of the city - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

blue wall

Yantai - East - Notices pasted onto a small 'blue wall' at 'Shandong Institute of Business and Technology' - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

bargain

Yantai - Central - A man bargains with a street vendor in the centre of the city - afternoon photo: mhobbs

factory

Yantai - Central - An old factory, being used as a residence in a small back street near the centre of town - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

cleaning

Yantai - A young woman cleans vegetables in a small backstreet in the eastern edge of the city - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

wall

Yantai - An old wall in a side alley in the eastern edge of town - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

peoples arch

Yantai - An old building with an arched entry in a small backstreet on the eastern edge of the city stands deserted and disused - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

knocker

Yantai - A rusting gate and "knocker" in a small backstreet in the centre of the city
photo: mhobbs

sitting

Yantai - First year or "freshmen" students sit and await instructions at 'Shandong Institute of Business and Technology' from the Peoples Liberation Army Officers assigned to them as 'disipline' instructors, for two to four weeks across China University students undergo 'disipline' training by the 'Peoples Liberation Army' - early afternoon photo: mhobbs

floats

Yantai - East - Fishing floats lay abanded in a small backstreet in the eastern part of the city - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

eastern market

Yantai - A quiet moment at the 'eastern' Yantai fruit and vegetable market - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

barrels

Yantai - 'Yantai' brand beer barrels at a market stall in the centre of the city - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

armchair

Yantai - An old 'armchair' lays abandoned in a small alley on the eastern edge of town - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

smashed in

Yantai - An old "smashed-in" motorbike and push bike in a small backstreet on the western edge of the city
photo: mhobbs

billboard

Yantai - Billboard for "China Life Insurance" in the centre of the city - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

blue

Yantai - A vendor sits at his stall in a small backstreet in the eastern part of the city - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

red above the street

Yantai - Red 'welcome to the students' banners above a crowded street in the eastern part of the city, near 'Shandong Institute of Business and Technology'
photo: mhobbs

hair

Yantai - Sign on a wall of the 'eastern Yantai' market advertising a hairdressers - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

alone

Yantai - Central - A young boy plays in a small street in the centre of the city - afternoon

photo: mhobbs

family

Yantai - A family (A father and two sons) enjoy a meal at a small restaurant in the eastern part of the city
photo: mhobbs

toes

Yantai - Central - A "biketruck" guy 'flips' through a magazine, resting in the back of his "biketruck" in the centre of the city
photo: mhobbs

on the road

Yantai - East - A 'worker' cements the road (small backstreet eastern edge of the city)
photo: mhobbs

shoe man

Yantai - Central - A man and his shoe stall in the centre of the city - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

grin #2

Yantai - A street vendor shares a joke with a customer, small back street eastern edge of the city
photo: mhobbs