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These bins are for recycle, batteries, and trash. The bottom four words says: Taishan Environment.
Every so often one see transformers on the corner. They provide electricity to the surrounding apartments and establishments.
Selling tobacco one ounce at a time, just enough for a cigarette or two.
The telecommunications building takes care of all telephones, cable tv, and internet services for Taishan, a government owned enterprise.
In this restaurant customers bring their favorite teas to accompany dim sum. When done they store the teas in these lockers until next time.
It is amazing how fast these buildings go up, most of them take less then a year.
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.
There a tailor available almost anytime. We bought clothes here to repair, hem and shorten like the man in the picture.
This is a very popular restaurant. Notice there are two security guards.
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…
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 expects to be in the sun all day which is why she wears the umbrella.
Tours of Taishan are getting popular. Here a tour guide is gathering his tourists together and prepare them for the day.
A rail was just handed to the two men. The two men position and bolt the rail in place.
To prepared for the renovations scaffolding must be in place.
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…
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.
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…
This roller skating rink is on the fourth floor of a commercial building. I wonder how it attracts customers.
This vendor sells roast pork and pig’s head, roast goose, feet, wings, and gizzards.
The vendor is cutting the desired amount of roast pork for the customer. Actually, they cut more and force the customer to buy more.