stalker

stalker, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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mixed industrial, commercial and residential district close to the center of the city - afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

taxi driver

taxi driver, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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hot afternoon taxi ride - central Shangqiu - Shangqiu, Henan, China

cloud street

cloud street, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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bbq chicken street vendor - night - Shangqiu, Henan, China

absolute - nong tang # 115

absolute - nong tang # 115, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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nong tang - (alley) central Shangqiu - Shangqiu, Henan, China

in blue

in blue, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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apartment buildings - central Shangqiu - afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

sticks

sticks, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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street vendor and two women - afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

wonder

wonder, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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a woman stops at an intersection - afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

vinegar

vinegar, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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street restaurant south of the city - afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

concrete - nong tang # 114

concrete - nong tang # 114, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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nong tang - (alley) central Shangqiu - Shangqiu, Henan, China

shades

shades, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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street vendor - east of the city - afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

almost seven

almost seven, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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our amazing daughter - Lucy Elizabeth China Hobbs - almost seven - AMAZING

empty

empty, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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at the edge of Shangqiu Normal University an abandoned building - afternoon - Shanqiu, Henan, China

two

two, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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fish vendors - market street - afternoon - Shangqiu - Shangqiu, Henan, China

flood # 2

flood # 2, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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after several days of constant rain much of the 'open ground' and roads within the University flood - Shangqiu Normal University, afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

layer

layer, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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apartment building - Shangqiu, Henan, China

blind massage

blind massage, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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massage clinic - afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

Therapeutic massage has been used as a form of treatment in traditional Chinese medicine since ancient times, these men are part of a clinic close to the center of the city - they are very talented and professionally trained - in a society that seems to shun its physically challenged citizens the blind masseur are an exception

up

up, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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apartment building - central Shangqiu - afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

Avril

Avril, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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Avril - first year English major student - Shangqiu Normal University - afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

stripes

stripes, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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advertising banners Dennis Supermarket - central Shangqiu - afternoon - Shangqiu, Henan, China

studies

studies, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

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these two young women are preparing for the end of year examination - I'd just finished teaching a class of 'oral english' to forty plus students (including these two girls) it was lunch 12 noon - they decided to skip lunch and study thru the two and a half hours that the university gives the students for lunch (and rest).
I will hold an examination next week (which is worth 20% of their final results) examinations in China are always very important as the "system" is based on learning by 'rote' - I do not use this method. - Shangqiu Normal University - midday - Shangqiu, Henan, China