triptych #1 - row

Yantai - East - A row of small businesses in a narrow backstreet in the east of the city - late afternoon
photo: mhobbs

sitting on the porch #2

Yantai - North - Two women sit on the steps of a small restaurant in the north of the city, peeling vegetables - afternoon
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chopping block

Yantai - East - On a backstreet on the eastern edge of the city, a small restaurant's chopping block, cleaver and steamer - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

cabbages

Yantai - East - In a small backstreet on the eastern edge of the city, cabbages sit "drying" in the sun outside a restaurant - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

3 kettles

Yantai - Three old kettles sit on a coal burning stove on the street outside a small restaurant in a 'small backstreet' on the eastern edge of the city - late afternoon
photo: mhobbs

red

Yantai - East - Chilli drying in the sun - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

chilli & vinegar

Yantai - East - Chilli and vinegar on a table of a small restaurant in a backstreet in the east of the city - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

chef

Yantai - A Chef stands in the doorway of a small restaurant on a small backstreet on the eastern edge of the city - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

family

Yantai - A family (A father and two sons) enjoy a meal at a small restaurant in the eastern part of the city
photo: mhobbs

Lo Mien & beer

Yantai - East - Beer and Lo Mein noodles (tossed wheat noodles) "soup" made in a small restaurant in a small backstreet in the eastern part of the city. - Early evening
photo: mhobbs