A man rides his bicycle out of an alley in the Qiaodong district on the edge of the city
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
contact print # 3 - think
bend to the rain - square # 140
A market vendor "sorts" a basket of fresh water snails in a small "backstreet" near the center of the city
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while waiting for the bus - square # 139
Squating near the "revolution bridge", that crosses the Hanjiang (Han river) a young man smokes a cigarette
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while waiting for the bus - square # 139
Squating near the "revolution bridge", that crosses the Hanjiang (Han river) a young man smokes a cigarette
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chickens & ducks
A 'young' roast "chicken and duck" vendor at his stall in a "nong tang" (alley) in the Xianqiao district, near the Han river
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corner - wide # 15
Outside a "corner store" in a small "backstreet" in the Xiangqiao district, a woman is caught in a sudden 'rain shower'
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of fish and men
A street vendor sits at a small table with a bloody fish and a bowl of "sliced" ginger, at a small street market in the Xiangqiao district near the center of the city
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this is China # 2 - red strip
A man locks his "biketruck" in a narrow "nong tang" (alley) that runs beside the city wall
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after lunch - square # 138
A man walks toward his place of work after a "two hour lunch".
In China everyday is a work day - The only compensation is that every "worker" (and student) is given (and expected to take) a long two hour lunch break - In the hot days of summer this comes as some relief, but in winter it is nothing more than an inconvienience.
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resignation - square # 137
A woman sits alone on her "ricksha", close to the "revolution" bridge in the east of the city, waiting for her next 'fare'
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Thursday, November 08, 2007
after lunch - square # 136
A man walks toward his place of work after a "two hour lunch".
In China everyday is a work day - The only compensation is that every "worker" (and student) is given (and expected to take) a long two hour lunch break - In the hot days of summer this comes as some relief, but in winter it is nothing more than an inconvienience.
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resignation - square # 135
A woman sits alone on her "ricksha", close to the "revolution" bridge in the east of the city, waiting for her next 'fare'
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on the back - in the jam
A young girl "hangs-on" to her grandmother, riding on the back of her motorbike (scooter), as they weave through the busy afternoon traffic in the Xiangqiao District , in the center of the city
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giants among us
High tension electricity "tower" in a residential neighborhood in the Xiangqiao District of Chaozhou, Guangdong province.
Demand for electricity is expected to rise by 9 to 10 percent this year with power shortages emerging in China's economically booming southern and eastern areas.
Periodic blackouts are set to continue in the coming months in south China's Guangdong Province and many other southern provinces. The strained power supply in these areas since the end of the last year is mainly due to insufficient construction of power generators and mismanagement of the supply, electricity demand in China is expected to exceed 1.8 trillion kilowatt-hours this year, 149 billion kilowatt-hours more than last year.
The political consequences of the governments mismanagement of the electricity supply and the increasing problems of pollution caused by coal burning (that generates most of the electricity in China) is being felt both at a local level and in the capital.
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tea and cigarettes - square # 134
A cigarette store owner takes it easy over tea and cigarette's, on a sweltering afternoon, in the Xiangqiao District.
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two hats
Old man at the 'central market' in the Xiangqiao District, near the center of the city
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weight - square # 133
A young woman weighs "snails" at the central market in the Xiangqiao district
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noodle baskets
Hand woven "noodle" baskets, stacked by the "old wall" of the city, in the Xiangqiao district
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contact print # 2 - man with two hats and garlic
Old man at central market with two hats and garlic
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walk on air
As if walking "on air" a Buddhist monk dressed in traditional robes, walks by two "ricksha drivers" deep in conversation, in a small backstreet in the Xiangqiao District near the center of the city
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noodles
One of the many culinary delights of the city - Fresh noodle's drying in the sun, near the "old wall" of the city
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pedal
View from the rear of a "ricksha", travelling along a Chaozhou main road, in the Xiangqiao district, near the center of the City
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Jam Shing Hop Tea Shop - Hong Kong # 26
Tea store close to Mong Kok (Subway) MTR station, Mong Kok, Hong Kong
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Canton Road Market - Hong Kong # 21
"Canton Road Fruit and Vegetable market", Mong Kok, Hong Kong - 11:23pm - July 23 - 2007
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mask at T.S.T - Hong Kong # 20 - square # 132
A man reads a newspaper ignoring a young woman wearing a mask on the early morning subway train at Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
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Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Lippo Centre - Hong Kong # 19
One of the many tall "high-rise" office towers in Admiralty, Hong Kong.Originally built by Aussie Alan Bond in 1987
The buildings were designed by American architect Paul Rudolph, who strove to relieve the traditional severity of skyscraper walls by designing clusters of obtruding windows.
Local Chinese people regard the building as having bad feng shui because of its chequered history including the high-profile collapse of businesses belonging to successive owners of the building
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exchange - wide # 14 - Hong Kong # 18
A newspaper vendor outside the "Shanghai Commercial Bank", on the corner of ArgyleStreet and Nelson Road, Mong Kok, Hong Kong
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