Wednesday, November 21, 2007

contact print # 3 - think


contact print # 3 - think, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

A man rides his bicycle out of an alley in the Qiaodong district on the edge of the city
photo:mhobbs

bend to the rain - square # 140


bend to the rain, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

A market vendor "sorts" a basket of fresh water snails in a small "backstreet" near the center of the city
photo:mhobbs

while waiting for the bus - square # 139


while waiting for the bus, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

Squating near the "revolution bridge", that crosses the Hanjiang (Han river) a young man smokes a cigarette
photo:mhobbs

while waiting for the bus - square # 139


while waiting for the bus, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

Squating near the "revolution bridge", that crosses the Hanjiang (Han river) a young man smokes a cigarette
photo:mhobbs

chickens & ducks


chickens & ducks, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

A 'young' roast "chicken and duck" vendor at his stall in a "nong tang" (alley) in the Xianqiao district, near the Han river
photo:mhobbs

corner - wide # 15


corner - wide # 15, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

Outside a "corner store" in a small "backstreet" in the Xiangqiao district, a woman is caught in a sudden 'rain shower'
photo:mhobbs

of fish and men


of fish and men, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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
photo:mhobbs

this is China # 2 - red strip

A man locks his "biketruck" in a narrow "nong tang" (alley) that runs beside the city wall
photo:mhobbs

after lunch - square # 138


after lunch, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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.
photo:mhobbs

resignation - square # 137


resignation, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

A woman sits alone on her "ricksha", close to the "revolution" bridge in the east of the city, waiting for her next 'fare'
photo:mhobbs

Thursday, November 08, 2007

after lunch - square # 136


after lunch, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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.

photo:mhobbs

resignation - square # 135


resignation, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

A woman sits alone on her "ricksha", close to the "revolution" bridge in the east of the city, waiting for her next 'fare'
photo:mhobbs

on the back - in the jam


on the back - in the jam, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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
photo:mhobbs

giants among us


giants among us, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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.
photo:mhobbs

tea and cigarettes - square # 134


tea and cigarettes, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

A cigarette store owner takes it easy over tea and cigarette's, on a sweltering afternoon, in the Xiangqiao District.
photo:mhobbs

two hats


two hats, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

Old man at the 'central market' in the Xiangqiao District, near the center of the city
photo:mhobbs

red and gold


red and gold, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

Lantern at the 'city gate' in the Xiangqiao district
photo:mhobbs

bamboo


bamboo, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

Stack of bamboo and cane
photo:mhobbs

weight - square # 133


weight, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

A young woman weighs "snails" at the central market in the Xiangqiao district
photo:mhobbs

noodle baskets


noodle baskets, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

Hand woven "noodle" baskets, stacked by the "old wall" of the city, in the Xiangqiao district
photo:mhobbs

contact print # 2 - man with two hats and garlic

Old man at central market with two hats and garlic
photo:mhobbs

walk on air


walk on air, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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
photo:mhobbs

noodles


noodles, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

One of the many culinary delights of the city - Fresh noodle's drying in the sun, near the "old wall" of the city
photo:mhobbs

inventory


inventory, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

Street vendor in an older section of the city in the Xiangqiao District
photo:mhobbs

pedal


pedal, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

View from the rear of a "ricksha", travelling along a Chaozhou main road, in the Xiangqiao district, near the center of the City
photo:mhobbs

Jam Shing Hop Tea Shop - Hong Kong # 26

Tea store close to Mong Kok (Subway) MTR station, Mong Kok, Hong Kong
photo:mhobbs

subway - Hong Kong # 25


subway - Hong Kong # 25, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

Passengers on the subway or MTR - "somewhere" under Hong Kong
photo:mhobbs

Tung Choi Street - Hong Kong # 24

Tung Choi Street (Ladies Market) Mong Kok, Hong Kong
photo:mhobbs

contact print # 01 - exit 5 - Hong Kong # 23

Bus on Argyle Street, Mong Kok, Hong Kong
photo:mhobbs

flat - Hong Kong # 22


flat - Hong Kong # 22, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

Monolithic office tower "Mong Kok" Hong Kong
photo:mhobbs

Canton Road Market - Hong Kong # 21

"Canton Road Fruit and Vegetable market", Mong Kok, Hong Kong - 11:23pm - July 23 - 2007
photo:mhobbs

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
photo:mhobbs

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

photo:mhobbs

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
photo:mhobbs