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This garment factory is set up in the south part of Taicheng near a market place. Garment factories run 24/7. It is piece work so when there is…
Fong decided to stop working for someone else and work for herself. She opened Bed and Bath boutique. She caters to the newly middle class and is doing…
Fong holds one of the many bedspreads she is selling. Taicheng is the shopping haven for almost all of Taishan. People come from the other parts of Taishan…
This sign is in the Phoenix hotel. To work in the hotel it is mandatory you speak some English. Where is the fire?
This my friend Faith. Like many people in China she drives a scooter. Scooters are the next step up from bicycles. Although they add to air pollution, they…
The world loves fresh vegetables and nothing is fresher than beans sprouts delivered the same day it is sold or used. In this case, a restaurant brought most…
In the China Travel Service, one gets a lot of help. They will make hotel, airline tickets, and, auxiliary transportation. I have been very satisfied with their service.
One of the problems with lack of government vetting is the proliferation of imitation products. Fake products like baby formula, phones, Nike, Adidas, clothes, handbags and more are…
Lots of phoney phones out there. The country is filled with phoney products including a phoney Apple store. Five phoney Apple stores were set up in three cities….
This is a phoney phone. The brand name is misspelled but close enough to fool those who don’t know English well. The correct spelling is Motorola. In China,…
These cooked foods are “Fast Food’ Chinese style. All over China people buy them on the go. Eggs, corn, taro, potatoes and dong (Chinese tamales) are kept hot and…
This large coal burner is home-made. This popular restaurant needed one for cooking soups and stews.
In the old parts of town, dryers are not used. Typically, the poorer people live there and they cannot afford a dryer. If they could afford a dryer…
Cleaning a storefront is part of doing business. This woman mops, cleans windows and sweeps the street in front of the shop.
These sales people work for an entrepreneur. Many small businesses get their start like this chicken shop.
Charcoal is used by many persons and businesses. It is cheap fuel. China pollution problems and solutions must be implement at the lower and upper strata, from charcoal…
The candy man can make candy in any sign of the Chinese zodiac. Children wait patiently watching their candy take form.
One cannot buy a cake, one must order it a day in advance. Plus, they sell cakes by weight. This woman is taking my order for tomorrow.
The plastics in front of the shop is for extra cash. The real business is selling, installing, and repairing air-conditioners.
Burning papers are a good way of destroying evidence. Paper shredders leave a trail which can be, although tedious, put back together.