roof

roof, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

Curved roof tiles on an ancient "Hutong" (Traditional Chinese alley dwelling) in a "nong tang" or "xiao xiang" in the Qiaodong district, close to the Han river
photo:mhobbs

edge

edge, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

An old man stands in his 'underwear' at the intersection of two "nong tang's" (alleys) in the Xiangqiao district, near the ancient city wall
photo:mhobbs

sigh

sigh, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

A woman sits outside her small mixed business 'store" in the Xiangqiao district, near the center of the city

As I took this image, before walking away I heard this woman sigh, she seemed resigned to sitting and waiting for that illusive customer - I walked back to her store and purchase a small bottle of coke from her.
photo:mhobbs

game - square # 149

game, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

A group of "ricksha" (rickshaw) drivers gather on a street corner for a lunch hour game of cards
photo:mhobbs

red square(s) at night

red square(s) at night, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

Sign on a wall of a "nong tang" or "xiao xiang" (alley) in the Xiangqiao district
photo:mhobbs

rain sweeper

rain sweeper, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

A "worker" sweeps the leaves and rain from the gutter during a rain storm in the Qiaodong district
photo:mhobbs

man dreaming of baskets of corn - square # 148

man dreaming of baskets of corn, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

A street "trader" sleeps beside his basket of corn and bicycle in a narrow "nong tang" (alley) in the Xiangqiao district
photo:mhobbs

woman looking for something more - square # 147

woman looking for something more, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

A woman sits at her small stall in the market district of Chaozhou
photo:mhobbs

game - square # 146

game, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

A group of "ricksha" (rickshaw) drivers gather on a street corner for a lunch hour game of cards

photo:mhobbs

red square(s) at night

red square(s) at night, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

Sign on a wall of a "nong tang" or "xiao xiang" (alley) in the Xiangqiao district

photo:mhobbs

rain sweeper

rain sweeper, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

A "worker" sweeps the leaves and rain from the gutter during a rain storm in the Qiaodong district

photo:mhobbs

man dreaming of baskets of corn - square # 144

man dreaming of baskets of corn, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

A street "trader" sleeps beside his basket of corn and bicycle in a narrow "nong tang" (alley) in the Xiangqiao district

photo:mhobbs

woman looking for something more - square # 143

woman looking for something more, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

A woman sits at her small stall in the market district of Chaozhou

photo:mhobbs

looking away from the road ahead

looking away from the road ahead, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

Bicycle with fruit baskets, in a small 'backstreet' close to the central market in the Xiangqiao district

photo:mhobbs

looking away - wide # 16

looking away - wide # 16, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

A street vendor in the Xiangqiao district in the center of the city

photo:mhobbs

shelter

shelter, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

A narrow "nong tang" (alley) between the crowded apartment buildings and "hutongs" (traditional Chinese alley dwelling) in the Xiangqiao district

photo:mhobbs

the fixer

the fixer, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

In a small "backstreet" in the Xiangqiao district, a woman sits in the shade of a building repairing shoes

photo:mhobbs

gate man - square # 142

gate man, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

A man stands at the gate to a small hotel in the center of the city

photo:mhobbs

point

point, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

Arrow painted on the road at the "gate" of Hanshan University, in the Qiaodong district

photo:mhobbs

contact print # 4 - street

contact print # 4 - street, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

A man pulls a cart along a narrow "backstreet" in the Xianqiao district near the center of the city

photo:mhobbs