24hr service - almost

24hr service - almost, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

Looking through some older images taken in Hangzhou - I discovered - some unpublished work - Two woman stand at the counter of an almost "24 hour convenience store"
Although North America and most western countries experience both the convenience and disadvantages of 24 hour trading - In China it is still rare - I was lucky this store was very close to my apartment near the center of Hangzhou when I lived in the city during the first 9 months of 2004 - Although it stated in bright neon that it was open 24 hours a day it rarely was open past 11pm on any night.
photo:mhobbs