new year

new year, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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young girl - central Shangqiu - mid afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

travelling

travelling, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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Cecilia and I (Mark Hobbs) sitting in the back of an electric tricycle - mid afternoon - central Shangqiu, Henan, China

These tricycles are a very convenient means of transport within the city - they are both comfortable and "clean", and frankly are less expensive than regular taxi's - they are both fast and safe

we stand

we stand, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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row of trees - Shangqiu Normal University - Shangqiu, Henan, China

kong

kong, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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valve for the water heated radiator, our bathroon - "Shangqiu Normal University" - the heating is turned on by the University around Novermber 17 - The Chinese character "kong" has been chosen as character of the year for 2011 by a state backed poll in China.
Interestingly the widespread use of "kong" by Chinese people when discussing control of the internet, media and society was not mentioned by either the Chinese media nor the Chinese Government

shoulder

shoulder, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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cold and heavy rain - Cecilia and Alex, Shangqiu Normal University - mid afternoon, Shangqiu, Henan, China

drums

drums, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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rusted oil cans - central Shangqiu, late afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

degrade

degrade, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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night - west of the city - Shangqiu - Shangqiu, Henan, China

- a new direction in photography for me - like many others whom continue to explore their and others creative urges this is a new begining - look out for both the same (square, bw, retro, portraits, streetscapes and ofcourse the usual observations) as well as new stuff that I hope will both intrigue and entertaintain you.)

frost

frost, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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leaves cover the ground near our apartment - "Shangqiu Normal University" - late afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China