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Trash Bins

These bins are for recycle, batteries, and trash. The bottom four words says: Taishan Environment.

Transformers

Every so often one see transformers on the corner. They provide electricity to the surrounding apartments and establishments.

Tobacco Sales

Selling tobacco one ounce at a time, just enough for a cigarette or two.

Telecommunications Building

The telecommunications building takes care of all telephones, cable tv, and internet services for Taishan, a government owned enterprise.

Tea Safes

In this restaurant customers bring their favorite teas to accompany dim sum. When done they store the teas in these lockers until next time.

Cluster of Tall Buildings

It is amazing how fast these buildings go up, most of them take less then a year.

Tall Buildings

Taishan is getting more modern with tall buildings. There are a constant construction of these buildings. This is just one example of the growing affluence in Taishan.

Tailor

There a tailor available almost anytime. We bought clothes here to repair, hem and shorten like the man in the picture.

Sweet Dream Restaurant

This is a very popular restaurant. Notice there are two security guards.

Electric Scooter

A very popular means of transportation. They even mounted a baby seat in front of the driver. The bicycle pedals have been removed from the chassis. Addition, no…

Electric Bicycle

This bike is very popular. It can be pedaled or operate on electricity. Good for short trips about the town. No government license is needed.

Sweeper at Work

Sweeper expects to be in the sun all day which is why she wears the umbrella.

Tourists

Tours of Taishan are getting popular. Here a tour guide is gathering his tourists together and prepare them for the day.

Erecting Scaffolding

A rail was just handed to the two men. The two men position and bolt the rail in place.

Scaffolding

To prepared for the renovations scaffolding must be in place.

Scaffolding Worker

This worker is three stories up. They pass the rails up to him. He installs and uses a automatic tool to tighten the mounting bolts one at a…

Parking Space

This is how people save their parking space. They fasten to the ground a collapsible triangle. When the triangle is open the space is saved. A nifty idea.

Roof Top Garden

On top of the eighth floor, this roof-top garden grows all the vegetables one needs with extra to sell. Farmers living in condos are not that far removed…

Roller Skating Rink

This roller skating rink is on the fourth floor of a commercial building. I wonder how it attracts customers.

Roast Pork & Etc.

This vendor sells roast pork and pig’s head, roast goose, feet, wings, and gizzards.

Roast Pork

The vendor is cutting the desired amount of roast pork for the customer. Actually, they cut more and force the customer to buy more.