Friday, January 15, 2010

when the tyres are stacked


when the tyres are stacked, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

a young boy leans against a water storage tank, outside his parents small motorbike repair shop on the corner of a busy intersection - Gaoqiao



photo: mhobbs

Sunday, January 10, 2010

point(ed)


point(ed), originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

turn of the century (19th) residential building - narrow "nong tang" (alley) - Gaoqiao

photo: mhobbs

Tuesday, January 05, 2010

when the ride is long


when the ride is long, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

a woman struggles against the strong freezing wind - narrow residential "nong tang" (alley) - Gaoqiao

photo:mhobbs

it snowed


it snowed, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

small building used as a distribution point for local farmers - Gaoqiao

photo:mhobbs

has washing


has washing, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

security "fence" as a washing line - Gaoqiao

photo:mhobbs

freeway light


freeway light, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

freeway wall - Haishu

photo:mhobbs

caught


caught, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

our favorite la mian (hand pulled noodle) restaurant - Gaoqiao

photo:mhobbs

Friday, December 25, 2009

13008994382


13008994382, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

concrete wall with tiles and advertising - these small 'stickers' are placed on walls, stairwells and lampposts throughout the city (I have seen them across China) they advertise 'fake' document 'makers'

photo: mhobbs

wire - nong tang # 21


wire - nong tang # 21, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

early afternoon Gaoqiao - a silent walk down a narrow "nong tang" (alley), behind 'Dahongying University'

photo: mhobbs

Friday, November 27, 2009

parted


parted, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

a mother and son outside the main entrance to the Gaoqiao market - Gaoqiao

photo: mhobbs

pegged


pegged, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

frozen sox

photo: mhobbs

collection


collection, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

an older woman walks along one of the many narrow "nong tang's" (alleys) of Gaoqiao - late in the afternoon

photo: mhobbs

Thursday, November 19, 2009

barge


barge, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

traveling along one of the many canals that criss-cross Ningbo, this barge passes under a bridge near Dahongying University, in the west of the city

photo: mhobbs

Monday, November 16, 2009

sunlight - nong tang # 18


sunlight - nong tang # 18, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

a sunlight bathed "nong tang' (alley) - Gaoqiao

photo: mhobbs

sheltering storm


sheltering storm, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

a heavy typhoon like 'rain storm' passes over ningbo, Gaoqiao

photo: mhobbs

the day is long


the day is long, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

a woman stands at her small "chicken" stall in the Gaoqiao market

photo: mhobbs

Saturday, November 07, 2009

what is left behind


what is left behind, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

in an abandoned and soon to be demolished building a bowl and single "chop stick" lay where they was left

photo: mhobbs

when the bridge has steps


when the bridge has steps, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

an old man climbs the stairs of an ancient bridge - Haishu district

photo: mhobbs

outdoor pool


outdoor pool, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

a pool table (popular in China, as it is in many places across the world, with those with too much time on their hands) sits outside a small hutong near the Gaoqiao market in the Gaoqiao district

photo: mhobbs

what is left behind # 6 - polaroid # 15

one of the many partly demolished hutong (traditional Chinese alley dwelling) in the Haishu district

photo: mhobbs