it has always been her eyes # 2

it has always been her eyes # 2, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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my amazing wife and best friend Cecilia - afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

parked - nong tang # 123

parked - nong tang # 123, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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alley (nong tang) - Beijing China

shave

shave, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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shaving horizontally - Shangqiu Ancient City - afternoon, Shangqiu, Henan, China

movement

movement, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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solder of the "People's Liberation Army" - Tiananmen square - central Beijing - afternoon

Living here as I have for over seven years, I have come to realize that Mr Eric Blair (Orwell) was prophetic when he wrote in 1948 Yes we allow "our" governments to create an enemy that often doesn't exist....and that we need an enemy to have a functioning society" Is this complacency or just management ? - I have heard it said (Mao himself also said it) that "the Chinese are like children needing guidance and protection..." Protection from what, from whom - perhaps from themselves.....?

performing

performing, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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center for performing arts - late afternoon - Beijing, China

not summer

not summer, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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forbidden city, central Beijing, Beijing, China

not summer

not summer, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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forbidden city, central Beijing, Beijing, China

street food

street food, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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on the corner of a busy central Shangqiu street - Shangqiu, Henan, China

gate

gate, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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Shangqiu Normal University gate - night - Shangqiu, Henan, China

hidden valley

hidden valley, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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evening alley (nong tang) - Shangqiu, Henan. China

freeway talk

freeway talk, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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on the outskirts of the city - freeway bridge - afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

jobs

jobs, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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central Shangqiu, afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

Tong Shui

Tong Shui, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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a farmer, on the outskirts of Shangqiu - afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

Tong Shui - translates as sugar water

match

match, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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central Shangqiu, afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

maize # 3

maize # 3, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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sorting and husking the corn - small town south of Shangqiu - in the background a statue of Mulan) Mulan's hometown - afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

maize # 2

maize # 2, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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drying and sorting 'corn cobs' outside several small stores on the outskirts of the city - afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

maize

maize, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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drying 'corn cobs' on a narrow road on the outskirts of the city - afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

Chen Bai

Chen Bai, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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a farmer, on the outskirts of Shangqiu - afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

together - nong tang # 121

together - nong tang # 121, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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late afternoon alley - Shangqiu, Henan, China

lantern - nong tang # 120

lantern - nong tang # 120, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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