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Watering the Landscape

At the train station watering in necessary for the nascent landscape. Their ground cover and trees require a lot of water until their roots sink deep into the…

Security at Train Station

Police presence is necessary because of the high people volume.

East Wing of Train Station

The East wing of the train station has plenty of room for people to haul their luggage.

Train Station Parking Lots

There are two parking lots; one on each wing of the train station.  At the time I was there there was not enough parking; they were building more….

Train Station Entrance

This outside the train station entrance. Inside one is immediately met with guide rails and the turnstiles.

Bus Terminus

This bus travels from the heart of Taicheng to its terminus here at the train station.

Woman Cleaning Sign

With the newness of the station all signage is cleaned daily.

Train Schedule

Anyone traveling will find their destination listed and the time the train leaves.

Baggage Check

After passing the turnstile one encounters the baggage screener. In America we have baggage screening on a cruise ships and airports, our trains and bus depots do not.

Entering a Ticket

Entering the main building immediately you are confronted with a turnstile where you must feed it your train ticket. Without the ticket, you must exit the building the…

New Train Station

The new train station is modern, utilizing modern technology, and high speed rail.

Train Station

This train station has all the modern technology including ticketed entrance. If you don’t have a ticket you cannot enter the main building.

Gardeners

They hired a lot of gardeners to landscape the new train station and its environs.

Young, Middle aged and Old

When it comes to drying rice the entire village helps.

Drying Fruit Peels

The man is scooping up peels that were laid out to dry. The peels is worth more than the pulp. Often people peel the fruit, throw away the…

Old Woman Sweeping Rice

Drying rice is a family affair. Old and young help spread, sweep, and bag the rice. They do it over and over again until the rice is dry….

Day is Done Now Bag the Rice

In front of the buildings a flat surface the rice was spread out to dry. As the sun sets, the rice must be gathered and bagged. If the…

Young Farmer

Farming starts at young age. He (she?) is learning to pile drying rice ready for bagging.

Grave Diggers

I don’t what the protocol for location of a grave. I snap this shot from far away and moving.

Repairing Net

These nets are for catching crabs, lobsters and horseshoe crabs.

Chinese Donuts

Mar Xiao Lan, 36, is selling You Jow Gree, Chinese donuts. She came from Xinjiang in the far west to the southeast coast for the economic opportunities offered…