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These teenagers are practicing for a parade. I can still hear their drum beats.
Fishing is one of the greatest hobbies. This store sells all kind of fishing equipment.
These girls are in repetitive tasks for ten hours a shift until the demand is meet. Then, they go back to their farms.
In town, there are no car lots like America. Car sales are held in public lots, lots which serve other functions as well.
After all the cages are built, there comes the buffer. Slowly and methodically, he shine away the dirt and grime left by the welding process.
I found this book seller at the edge of the market. I don’t know what books he is selling but I do recognise them as Communist doctrine.
The workers are taking a lunch break. When working, they go along the river banks cleaning and repairing what is necessary.
Everyone’s bicycle needs repair sometime. These one-man shops are everywhere in Taicheng. Bicycle still remain the number one form of transportation.
This whole steer was BBQ’ed for a sales promotion at a shopping mall. They were selling it bit by bit. Delicious!
This barber set up business around the lake, a mirror, a chair, and haircutting and shaving tools – 15 rmb
This van has been sitting abandoned. Note is four flat tires, leaves under the car and on the roof.
Picking the right shoe from so many choices, Not only that, one has to look out for the knock-offs.
One can see the new housing encroaching on the old housing. In the centre, a viewing/rest area, was once the highest point in the town.
The Landmark development was one of the most ambitious. It developed the land between bridges by building housing, adding a high end shopping mall, and cleaning up the…
Shi Hua Shan park, every holiday and during the summer, the balloon salesmen show up.
China is coming out of a rural environment and into an urban one. Housing is cheap and plentiful. Apartments buildings are going up fast. One thing to note,…