blue frame

blue frame, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

In a narrow "nong tang" (alley) in the Laishan district on the eastern edge of the city, the blue frame of a window is all that remains to show that a building was once lived in. Now abandoned the old brick and stone building, a traditional "Hutong" style dwelling is one of very few remaining in the residential area in a neighborhood being converted into stores and concrete apartment buildings.
photo:mhobbs