walking by

Two woman walk by an old building on the eastern edge of the city, as a man on a 'motorbike-truck' exits from the gate of the building
photo: mhobbs

washing day

Yantai - East - Quilts and sheets hung out to 'air' in the cold morning, on the 'balconies' of one of the student dormitaries at "Shandong Institute of Business and Technology" - morning
photo: mhobbs

sisters fruit and vegetables - square # 31

Yantai - East - A woman stands behind the counter of her small 'shop', in a narrow 'nong tang' (alley) , the sign reads "sisters fruit and vegetables" - night photo: mhobbs

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
photo: mhobbs

burning

Yantai - East - A neon sign 'burns' atop of a hotel "night and day", on the eastern edge of the city - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

face - old man

Yantai - East - An old man looks off into the far distance, sitting outside a noodle shop in a small 'nong tang' (alley) on the eastern edge of the city - late afternoon
photo: mhobbs

key cutter - square # 24

Yantai - East - In a "nong tang" (alley) on the eastern edge of the city a man sits and works at his 'key cutting table' - late afternoon
photo: mhobbs

man with plastic bag - square # 21

Yantai - East - On a small street on the eastern edge of the city an old man collects discarded plastic bags - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

family

Yantai - East - On the eastern edge of the city at a small market, we were out shopping for a pair of 'winter slippers' for my beautiful fiance, at the vendors stall where we found what we were looking for a family stopped to admire our daughter (1 year and 3 months old) the boy is facsinated with my curly hair - afternoon
photo : mhobbs

old man sitting - square # 13

Yantai - An old man sits and watches the 'street walkers' pass by, in a small backstreet on the eastern edge of the city - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

chefs on the street

Yantai - East - Three young Chefs sit outside a small restaurant on a small backstreet, having a break, in the east of the city - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

on the road

Yantai - East - A 'worker' cements the road (small backstreet eastern edge of the city)
photo: mhobbs