nong tang

Yantai - East - A quiet mixed residential and commercial "nong tang" (alley) on the eastern edge of the city - afternoon
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man with plastic bag - square # 21

Yantai - East - On a small street on the eastern edge of the city an old man collects discarded plastic bags - afternoon
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family

Yantai - East - On the eastern edge of the city at a small market, we were out shopping for a pair of 'winter slippers' for my beautiful fiance, at the vendors stall where we found what we were looking for a family stopped to admire our daughter (1 year and 3 months old) the boy is facsinated with my curly hair - afternoon
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stars on the wall

Yantai - North - A woman sits outside her store, reading a book with a coal burning kettle stove at her feet, on the northern edge of the city - afternoon
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holding the bowl - square # 20

Yantai - East - A street vendor chats with a customer (who is eating a bowl of noodles) in a small backstreet on the eastern edge of the city - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

gas

Yantai - East - An empty 'gas bottle' in an alley strewn with graffiti, on the eastern edge of the city - evening
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apples

Yantai - East - A biketruck "load" of apples on its way to a small market on the eastern edge of the city - afternoon
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pipes - square #19

Yantai - East - A man in a small side street on the eastern edge of the city, makes "galvanized" pipes - afternoon
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standing man - square #18

Yantai - East - A man stands with a cart stands outside a small store in a "nong tang" or alley on the eastern edge of the city - afternoon
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crossing - square # 17

Yantai - Central - An old man with his bicycle crosses a busy intersection on the northern/central edge of the city - afternoon
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leaf

Yantai - East - An 'Autumn' leaf at "Shandong Institute of Business and Technology" - afternoon
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yellow wall - white door

Yantai - East - A yellow wall, green cloth and white door in a small alley on the eastern edge of the city - afternoon
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chopping block

Yantai - East - On a backstreet on the eastern edge of the city, a small restaurant's chopping block, cleaver and steamer - afternoon
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wet alley

Yantai - East - In a "nong tang" or alley on the eastern edge of town a girl uses an umbrella to protect herself from the rain - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

motorbike truck wheel

Yantai - East - At a small market in the east of the city an old 'motorbike truck' sits abandoned - afternoon
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two boys

Yantai - East - In a small backstreet on the eastern edge of the city two young boys play in an alley outside their parents store - afternoon
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on the porch

Yantai - North - A man squate's outside his small 'machine shop' in a backstreet on the northern edge of the city - afternoon
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at the wall

Yantai - Central - Two men and a women wait for delivery work in a small alley in the centre of the city - afternoon

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soft toys - square # 16

Yantai - Central - An old man sits and reads on the sidewalk outside a busy department store in the centre of the city whilst selling "soft toys" - afternoon
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three together - square # 14

Yantai - East - Three immigrant workers stop for a 'smoko' at "Shandong Institute of Business and Technology" - afternoon
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merchants - square # 15

Yantai - Central - In the centre of the city two men share a joke whilst waiting for a new customer - afternoon
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under a tree - square # 1

Yantai - Central - In a small backstreet in the centre of the city two men waiting for 'employment' sit under a tree - afternoon
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three men - square # 2

Yantai - Central - Three men (workers) sit on the side of a busy road in the centre of the city, waiting for 'employment' - afternoon
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sitting and waiting - square # 3

Yantai - Central - A young man sits outside a "hardware" store in a small backstreet in the centre of the city - afternoon
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on his bike - square # 4

Yantai - Central - A man sits perched on his biketruck in a small backstreet in the centre of the city - afternoon
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owner - square # 5

Yantai - East - A store owner at a small market in the east of the city - afternoon
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nut vendor - square # 6

Yantai - Central - A young man at his "nut" stall in the centre of the city - afternoon
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old woman - square # 7

Yantai - Central - An old woman with a "crutch" rests outside a small clinic in a small backstreet in the centre of the city - afternoon
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old man - square # 8

Yantai - Central - An old man sits outside a closed restaurant in a small backstreet in the centre of the city - afternoon
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lean - square # 9

Yantai - Central - A man leans forward on his "seat" in a small back street in the centre of the city - afternoon
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smoke - square # 10

Yantai - Central - In a small backstreet in the centre of the city a man takes a break from his bicycle repair "shop" - afternoon
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homeless - square # 11

Yantai - Central - In the centre of the city a homeless alcoholic sleeps on the sidewalk with a group of men nearby - afternoon
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Game - square # 12

Yantai - Central - On a busy main road in the centre of the city a group of men watch a card game - afternoon
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old man sitting - square # 13

Yantai - An old man sits and watches the 'street walkers' pass by, in a small backstreet on the eastern edge of the city - afternoon
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cabbages

Yantai - East - In a small backstreet on the eastern edge of the city, cabbages sit "drying" in the sun outside a restaurant - afternoon
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3 kettles

Yantai - Three old kettles sit on a coal burning stove on the street outside a small restaurant in a 'small backstreet' on the eastern edge of the city - late afternoon
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rust

Yantai - East - A rusting oil tank at "Shandong Institute of Business and Technology" in the east of the city - afternoon
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skyline

Yantai - East - On the far eastern edge of the city an apartment and shopping development rises against the 'flatlands' landscape - late afternoon
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Grape vendor

Yantai - Central - Grape vendor and a customer in a small market street in the centre of the city - afternoon
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chun da 80

Yantai - East - On the eastern edge of the city a sign on a gate to the entrance of an old 'apartment/housing compound is half obscured by a old and peeling red paper "Chinese New Year" strip - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

chefs on the street

Yantai - East - Three young Chefs sit outside a small restaurant on a small backstreet, having a break, in the east of the city - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

red

Yantai - East - Chilli drying in the sun - afternoon
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licence

Yantai - Centre - Taxi drivers licence on a dashboard of a taxi in the centre of the city - afternoon
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arch

Yantai - An arch at "Shandong Institute of Business & Technology", this arch like the building behind it and many buildings in China is tiled, the reason for this is to protect the concrete buildings from the corrosive effects of acid rain which covers over 70% of the country - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

street artist

Yantai - Centre - An artist (vendor) sketches a portrait on a busy street in the centre of the city - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

chilli & vinegar

Yantai - East - Chilli and vinegar on a table of a small restaurant in a backstreet in the east of the city - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

wires

Yantai - East - A man walks in a small backstreet in the centre of the city - afternoon
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at the door

Yantai - East - A man stands in the doorway of his store, in a small backstreet in the east of the city - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

on her bike

Yantai - Central - A woman on her bicycle on one of the many busy roads on the northern edge of the city - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

cards on the street

Yantai - Central - In the early afternoon on a busy sidewalk in the centre of the city, men gather to play cards - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

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