carrying a bucket

A man dressed in a suit carrys a bucket filled with 'food slops' along a narrow hutong, in the east of the city
photo: mhobbs

walking by #1

A teenager walks by a traditional entrance to a Hutong (Traditional Chinese alley dwelling) in a "nong tang" (alley) on the eastern edge of the city
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on the wall

Yantai - Central - An old painting advertising a tailor on the wall of a Hutong (Traditional Chinese alley dwelling) in a "nong tang" (alley) in the centre of the city - afternoon
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fireworks

Yantai - North - A wrapper for a tradition Chinese "firecracker", lays amongst the red remains of the exploded crackers, on a narrow "nong tang" (alley) in the north of the city - afternoon
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classic chinese pose # 1

Yantai - North - A man dressed in a "classic" Chinese coat, pushes his "biketruck" along a narrow "nong tang" in the north of the city - afternoon
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classic chinese pose # 2

Yantai - North - A woman pushes her bicycle along a narrow 'nong tang' (alley) on the northern edge of the city - afternoon
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rusting

Yantai - North - An old biketruck in a stands outside a "Hutong" (Traditional Chinese alley dwelling) in a sunny "nong tang" (alley) on the northern edge of the city - afternoon
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hutong man

Yantai - East - An old man stands outside his Hutong (Traditional Chinese alley dwelling) in a "nong tang" (alley) on the eastern edge of the city - afternoon
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china lace

Yantai - North - In a "nong tang" (alley) on the northern edge of the city lace curtains with a typical Chinese scene of a pagoda and sea shore (as seen in Yantai) in the window of an old residential dwelling - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

arch and entrance

Yantai - Central - On the northern edge of the city in a small backstreet a norrow lane leads to a concealed courtyard of a traditional style home - afternoon
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red coat # 2

Yantai - Centre - A woman on her bicycle with large "spring onions" strapped to the back of her bike, travels along a "nong tang" (alley) on the northern edge of the city - late afternoon
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nong tang

Yantai - East - A quiet mixed residential and commercial "nong tang" (alley) on the eastern edge of the city - afternoon
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wet alley

Yantai - East - In a "nong tang" or alley on the eastern edge of town a girl uses an umbrella to protect herself from the rain - afternoon
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factory

Yantai - Central - An old factory, being used as a residence in a small back street near the centre of town - afternoon
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armchair

Yantai - An old 'armchair' lays abandoned in a small alley on the eastern edge of town - afternoon
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against the wall

Yantai - Central - A street vendor with his 'biketruck' loaded with apples, rests against a wall in a small 'alley' in the centre of the city
photo: mhobbs