three workers - square # 41

Three 'workers' at 'Shandong Institute of Business and Technology' take a break in the early morning, after pulling up old paving stones/steps of one of the many teaching buildings with the campus
photo: mhobbs

catching up on the news #2 - square # 40

A woman pushes her "baked sweet potato" oven/cart along a small backstreet in the centre of the city, while another street vendor watches as she catches up on the news photo: mhobbs

serving the rice - square # 39

Two of the many "workers" in canteen No. 2 at "Shandong Institute of Business and Technology" share a joke. George Orwell [pseudonym of Eric Arthur Blair] excerpt from "1984" - "Chapter 5" In the low-ceilinged canteen, deep underground, the lunch queue jerked slowly forward. The room was already very full and deafeningly noisy. From the grille at the counter the steam of stew came pouring forth, with a sour metallic smell which did not quite overcome the fumes of Victory Gin. On the far side of the room there was a small bar, a mere hole in the wall, where gin could be bought at ten cents the large nip.
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early morning work - square # 38

Workers at "Shandong Institute of Business and Technology" create cement to fill in trenches that had been dug to lay new pipes for the 'water' heating system within the cement block apartment buildings
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steamed bun vendor - square # 37

A steamed 'bun' street vendor with his "biketruck" in the centre of the city
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orange woman - square # 35

Yantai - Central - A woman arranges her "oranges" at a stall in a small backstreet in the centre of the city - afternoon
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'orange' street vendor - square # 34

Yantai - Central - A man stands by his 'biketruck' on the corner of a busy street in the centre of the city, hawking oranges - afternoon
photo: mhobbs

soho - square # 32

Yantai - Central - A woman stands by her 'cart' in a small market street in the centre of the city - afternoon
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couple - square #30

Yantai - A couple stand by their "biketruck" stall in a small 'market' street on the northern edge of the city - afternoon
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red star

Yantai - North - The "red star" of the Chinese Navy on a large gate in the northern section of the city - afternoon
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looking out to sea - square # 28

Yantai - North - An old man wearing a cap looks out to sea (Bohai) standing on a 'boardwalk' on the northern edge of the city, by the bay - afternoon
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red door

Yantai - North - In a small backstreet on the northern edge of the city in a desolate courtyard a red door is the only reminder that the building was once an important government office. If you look closely you'll notice that the door is not only locked ut "bricked-up" on the inside - morning
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grapes - square # 27

Yantai - Centre - In a small backstreet in the centre of the city near the "docks" a young woman sorts grapes infront of her store
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unloading - square # 25

Yantai - Central - A man unloads a 'biketruck' of waste paper, soon to be recycled, whilst another notes the 'load' in a small backstreet in the centre of the city - 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
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counting - square # 23

Yantai - On a busy road in the centre of the city a Muslim sultana vendor stands by his 'biketruck', with the back of the bike loaded up with piles of fresh sultanas counting his days 'takings' - 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

pipes - square #19

Yantai - East - A man in a small side street on the eastern edge of the city, makes "galvanized" pipes - afternoon
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standing man - square #18

Yantai - East - A man stands with a cart stands outside a small store in a "nong tang" or alley on the eastern edge of the city - afternoon
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crossing - square # 17

Yantai - Central - An old man with his bicycle crosses a busy intersection on the northern/central edge of the city - afternoon
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