absolute peace

absolute peace, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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lake "ancient city" Shangqiu - afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

this was not Thursday night ; |

the party

the party, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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celebrating our daughter Alex's second birthday, our daughter Lucy tackles several thousand little hands - a wonderful day was had by all - Happy Birthday (again) Alex

sugar sticks

sugar sticks, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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market street west of the city - afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

dark horse

dark horse, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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bicycle alley (nong tang) central Beijing - afternoon - Beijing, China

a hotel

a hotel, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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classic Chinese architecture remade as a hotel, central Beijing - night - Beijing, China

a hotel

a hotel, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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classic Chinese architecture remafe as a hotel, central Beijing - night - Beijing, China

red and pink

red and pink, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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inside the forbidden city, central Beijing - afternoon - Beijing, China

raised

raised, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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exterior hotel - night - close to the center of the city - Beijing, China

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blossom on campus - afternoon - Shangqiu Normal University - Shangqiu, Henan, China

Tomorrow my wife and I will be travelling to Beijing (an overnight train trip) to 'collect' my mother who is going to stay with us for around three weeks. She is flying from Melbourne, Australia. This will be the third time that she has been to China.

with taxi

with taxi, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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tricycle ride, central Shangqiu - afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

letting

letting, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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draining the blood from the carcass of a goat - afternoon - street market, close to the center of the city - Shangqiu, Henan, China

Happy Easter to all

deconstruction # 3

deconstruction # 3, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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demolition site west of the city - mid-afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

sinopec

sinopec, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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gasoline station - south of the city - afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

stitched

stitched, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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Zu Tuan teaching building, Shangqiu Normal University - late afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

Completed in 2007 the Zutuan teaching building is empty and unused it is well kept, awaiting students and activity, it is one of two identical buildings built in 2007.

five images stitched

Zu Tuan - SQNU # 4 - globe # 4

Zu Tuan - SQNU # 4 - globe # 4, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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Zu Tuan teaching building "Shangqiu Normal University" - 360° stereographic panorama - seven images stitched - afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

stitched

stitched, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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Zu Tuan teaching building, Shangqiu Normal University - late afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

Completed in 2007 the Zutuan teaching building is empty and unused it is well kept, awaiting students and activity, it is one of two identical buildings built in 2007.

five images stitched