12 months (or more) in the middle kingdom

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

baskets

baskets, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

A woman sits in the shade of a "market stall canopy", at a small street market on the eastern bank of the Han River "韩江", in the Qiaodong district
photo:mhobbs

steps

steps, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

In Chaozhou, a small city in the south east of Guangdong Province, steps leading up to a teaching building at the 100 year old 'Hanshan University', Chaozhou
photo:mhobbs

china air

china air, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

30000 feet above central China - heading south toward Shantou, Guangdong province
photo:mhobbs

chaos - beijing airport

chaos - beijing airport, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

Passengers at Beijing International Airport - Beijing, China - Caution to all travellers - the signage at the airport is not only confusing but also "wrong"
photo:mhobbs

Monday, October 08, 2007

preparation

preparation, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

Two men and a woman prepare for the "lunch rush" outside a small restaurant in a "nong tang" (alley) in the Laishan district
photo:mhobbs

back # 2

back # 2, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

A street vendor sits by his cart on the corner of a small "backstreet" in the Zhifu district, near the center of the city
photo:mhobbs

taking the bicycle for a walk - square # 127

taking the bicycle for a walk, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

Two women and a man cross a usually busy "shopping street", in the Zhifu district
photo:mhobbs

"baby - I love you"

"baby - I love you", originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

A "photographic" billboard on the wall of a small store that sells "sex aids" and other services 'for a price'....
photo:mhobbs

lunch is over # 2 - square # 126

lunch is over # 2, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

A store owner and his wife sit outside their "hole in the wall" mixed business shop in the Zhifu district having just finished lunch
photo:mhobbs

Monday, October 01, 2007

card game on "brown street"

card game on "brown street", originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

Mid afternoon 'card game' on an old commercial street in the Zhifu district
photo:mhobbs

woman by a red scooter at # 21 Xin Chun Xiang - wide # 12

woman by a red scooter at # 21 Xin Chun Xiang - wide # 12, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

A woman stands outside an apartment "block" in the Zhifu district on Xin Chun Xiang - As I walked along the street this woman came down the stairs I couldn't resist taking a shot of her as she stopped and watched me walk by - She actually watched me walk away
photo:mhobbs

searching through the past - looking for a future

searching through the past - looking for a future, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

An old man searches through garbage at the rear of a restaurant in the Zhifu district in the center of the city - This image speaks for itself no other comment is needed.
photo:mhobbs

between two storms

between two storms, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

A rain drenched "nong tang", between two storms in the Laishan district of Yantai
photo:mhobbs

whilst smoking two men consider the news - square # 125

whilst smoking two men consider the news, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

In a small 'backstreet' in the Zhifu district two older men sit by a "news" vendors stand and consider the news.
photo:mhobbs

between the walls # 2

between the walls # 2, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

Looking into a residential neighborhood with a small street stall, from the entrance to a "nong tang" (alley) in the Zhifu district in the center of the city
photo:mhobbs