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

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

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

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

what is left behind # 6 - polaroid # 15, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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

photo: mhobbs

when the light is at your side

when the light is at your side, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

a woman who is partially blind sits in the shadows outside her small home in a narrow "nong tang" (alley) in the Haishu district

photo: mhobbs

standing at the curve - blue # 2

standing at the curve - blue # 2, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

student dormitaries - Dahongying University - Gaoqiao district, Ningbo

photo: mhobbs

all that is fit to print

all that is fit to print, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

reading the "news" outside his home, in a narrow "nong tang" (alley) in the Haishu district

photo: mhobbs

wash - for the people # 6

wash - for the people # 6, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

apartment buildings Haishu district

photo: mhobbs

food

food, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

a small restaurant in the Haishu District.

photo: mhobbs

she stands

she stands, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

a seemingly very young woman stands in the doorway of a "hairdresser", this is not a place to have a haircut.
In Chinese pinyin this has a name it is Ji Dian. (perhaps this translates as Slut shop or Hooker shop)
photo: mhobbs

she has many stories

she has many stories, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

an elderly woman strolls along a narrow "nong tang" (alley) in the Haishu District, in the inner west of the city
photo: mhobbs

veil

veil, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

a bike is parked outside a small "medicine and massage" establishment in a narrow "nong tang" (alley) in the Haishu District, in the inner west of the city
photo: mhobbs

jacket

jacket, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

an old man strolls along a narrow "nong tang" (alley) , in the Haishu District, in the west of the city
photo: mhobbs