arch

arch, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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nong tang (alley) west of the city - late afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

another view

another view, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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from the forth floor - apartment building two "Shangqiu Normal University". Shangqiu, Henan, China - early morning

departure

departure, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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Shangqiu south railway station - near the center of the city - Shangqiu, Henan, China

explosive

explosive, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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mid morning somewhere between Zhuzhou and Shangqiu, Henan, China

history

history, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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his story is like many Chinese of his generation, after leaving his family farm, he moved to the city, worked for several years in a clothing factory in Shenzhen, Guangdong. His girlfriend (later his wife) stayed at home, whilst he sent "money home", he visited his family when he could afford it, usually once a year during "Chinese New Year",. Later he moved back to his village to take care of his aging mother (or father) family, then after a year or two, not being satisfied with living in a suffocating village moved to another city with his family (wife and son) opened a small store in a backstreet. This is a story repeated all over China for the last 25 to 30 years. - mid afternoon central Zhuzhou, Hunan, China

This guy was more than happy to tell me his story - his shared his life in a 'matter of fact' way that frankly is both inspirational and a little frightening, he seems happy (of course) but it is always very difficult to tell with Chinese men, laughing and chatting at 'every turn' but under that jovial facade lies a sadness that has grown from years of hardship, loneliness and repression

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freight bridge

freight bridge, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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railway freight bridge - outskirts of Zhuzhou, Hunan, China

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heavy rain

heavy rain, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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nong tang (alley) east of th city - Zhuzhou, Hunan, China

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shelter # 2

shelter # 2, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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caught in a heavy 'downpour' - Zhuzhou, Hunan, China

train

train, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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travelling to Changsha - between carriages - Zhuzhou, Hunan, China

point

point, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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mid-afternoon - central Zhuzhou, Zhuzhou, Hunan, China

growing

growing, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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wild flowers, vacant land - "Hunan University of Technology", early morning - Zhuzhou, Hunan, China
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ZA0062

ZA0062, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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a man with a number, guard outside small shopping mall central Zhuzhou - Zhuzhou, Hunan, China
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standard

standard, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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apartment building number three - Hunan University of Technology - main campus - Zhuzhou, Hunan, China
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the count

the count, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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small noodle take-out store "the best noodles in town" - Zhuzhou, Hunan, China

stray

stray, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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wild flowers vacant land - "Hunan University of Technology", late afternoon

river # 6 - flow

river # 6 - flow, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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under the #1 bridge on the Xiangjiang (Xiang river), - Zhuzhou, Hunan, China

for those of you who might be interested here is an interview regarding my street photography. Thanks to Dan for the honor, I'm amongst some great company..

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an apartment

an apartment, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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strangly isolated apartment building central Zhuzhou, Zhuzhou, Hunan, China

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stylists

stylists, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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hair dressers 'small back street' east of the city - Zhuzhou, Hunan, China

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bags

bags, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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50kg bags of sand, vacant land - mid afternoon - Zhuzhou, Hunan, China

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breakfast

breakfast, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

early morning breakfast "cart" - central Huaihua, Huaihua, Hunan, China. - We visited Huaihua for the day

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