Saturday, October 31, 2009

when the light is at your side

a woman who is partially blind sits in the shadows outside her small home in a narrow "nong tang" (alley) in the Haishu district

photo: mhobbs

standing at the curve - blue # 2

student dormitaries - Dahongying University - Gaoqiao district, Ningbo

photo: mhobbs

Friday, October 23, 2009

all that is fit to print


all that is fit to print, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

reading the "news" outside his home, in a narrow "nong tang" (alley) in the Haishu district

photo: mhobbs

wash - for the people # 6


wash - for the people # 6, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

apartment buildings Haishu district

photo: mhobbs

food


food, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

a small restaurant in the Haishu District.

photo: mhobbs

Thursday, October 15, 2009

she stands


she stands, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

a seemingly very young woman stands in the doorway of a "hairdresser", this is not a place to have a haircut.
In Chinese pinyin this has a name it is Ji Dian. (perhaps this translates as Slut shop or Hooker shop)

photo: mhobbs

she has many stories


she has many stories, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

an elderly woman strolls along a narrow "nong tang" (alley) in the Haishu District, in the inner west of the city
photo: mhobbs

veil


veil, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

a bike is parked outside a small "medicine and massage" establishment in a narrow "nong tang" (alley) in the Haishu District, in the inner west of the city
photo: mhobbs

jacket


jacket, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

an old man strolls along a narrow "nong tang" (alley) , in the Haishu District, in the west of the city
photo: mhobbs

Sunday, October 11, 2009

soya


soya, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

beans dry in the warm afternoon sun, the beans lay in a broad flat basket in a "nong tang" (alley) in the Gaoqiao district
photo: mhobbs

when the day is shaded


when the day is shaded, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

washing hangs outside a small home in the Gaoqiao district
photo: mhobbs

crossing - polaroid # 13


crossing - polaroid # 13, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

wide outer urban street, west of the city
photo: mhobbs

Monday, October 05, 2009

when the door is open


when the door is open, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

a woman sits outside her small two room home in the west of the city
photo: mhobbs

she washes her hands


she washes her hands, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

arch like entrance to a small village in the west of the city

photo: mhobbs

Thursday, October 01, 2009

red gate - close to noon # 11

the red gate - one of the entrances to Dahongying University (where we teach) Gaoqiao district of Ningbo

photo: mhobbs

crack


crack, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

duel lane overpass in the Gaoqiao district - repairs are needed

photo: mhobbs

nong tang # 12 - follow


nong tang # 12 - follow, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

narrow winding nong tang (alley) - small village in the Gaoqiao district
photo: mhobbs