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Absorbed in Cell Phone

She is eating breakfast at the edge of the road. Her eyes never left her cell phone.

Detailers

Automobiles are a pride to the Chinese. Only the upper middle class and above own them. As such, they maintain and keep them in mint condition.

Wet Bicyclist

Wet or dry, bicycles are the best and most important means of transportation.

Automobile For Sale

China makes one out of every five cars in the world. They are sold throughout eastern Europe, Asia and Africa.

Cardplayers

For entertainment, cards are played all over China. They set up a table in the middle of the parking lot and play. They play, for example: Three Grandfathers, Red…

Goat’s Head

Every part of the goat is for sale, even the head. Fraudsters show a goat head but sell dog meat.

Fetching Water

A woman must water her garden. She fetches water from her village reservoir.

Condiments For Sale

It was a rainy day. I ducked under an overpass. To my surprise, I found a person selling condiments. Take a look.

Charger

This charger adjusts to fit whatever kind of battery. The Chinese prefer this type of charger because of the many types of video games, phones, and iPads batteries.

Bottle “Bigger” Then Boy

The motorcycle drives up. The father gets off. The boy gets a drink.

Boy and Noodle

Breakfast is the first meal of the day. This boy almost ate all his noodles.

Art Instruction

Art is taught in schools. During the summer when school is out students take additional classes.  This student is supplementing her skills.

Sunrise

Taken from my hotel room on the seventh floor and one day before typhoon Nida hit,  This sunrise was amazing

Toddler with Chicks

Mechanic

Most simple businesses operate on the sidewalk like the mechanic.

Man With Radio

We at a bus stop, waiting. This man with the radio kept fussing with it, peering around him in a paranoid stare. He spooked me.

Milling Machine Machinist

Women can do the job men traditional hold. There is actually more women in the work force then men because of the one child policy.

Monument Maker

He’s putting the finishing touches on a granite monument.

Fast Food in Shopping Center

This woman is cooking noodles and vegetables, and heating the duck,  in the shopping center. A quick meal for shoppers.

Family Eating

The nuclear family consist of two parents and one child. This year, 2016, they permit two children.

Pipes

Large PVC gets moved around on small vehicles.