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Prior to the creation of Special Economic Zones, truck mechanics were a rare breed. Today, more mechanic and technicians are needed to keep the economy going.
Dog grooming is now a big business. Prior to the creation of the Special Economic Zones dogs were considered as food. With the new found wealth, in some…
This woman card player, who is playing at a senior center, is enjoying her game. Card playing is popular among all Chinese
While Pu Hung Jie draws a lot of people side streets do too. More restaurants and other types of eating places.
In the middle of the town I walked pass the sidewalk where the traffic ends; followed a beaten path until it ended. Then I climbed the hill hoping…
Taishan is known as the volleyball capital of China. In 2015, they built this stadium which can host three games at a time.
People still live in houseboats. I wonder what those five people are doing. Are the gardening?
“Darkie Toothpaste.” Colgate repackaged this product, marketed in Asia, in response to complaints that the name and logo were racist. They changed the design with a “racially ambiguous”…
This village is in the heart of town; the toilet is used by the residents of this village. The few new buildings with indoor plumbing are mixed in with…
Rain does not keep people from going where they want to go. This includes the man on the cellphone with prone tanks on his bike.
People waiting for the bus in rainy weather. Rainy weather is prevalent during the months of July and August because Taishan is close to the sea,
There are all sorts of Lottery in China. Some benefit welfare recipients, hospitals, and emergency relief. This lottery benefits sports. Regardless, the lottery here, like in America, is a…
Since the opening of China, some entrepreneurs have build chain stores. They have hired girls to conduct inventory, stock shelves, check out customers. I notice the stores conduct…
Anthony, an art instructor, teaches a student how to hold a brush. To write the full range of characters, one has to hold the brush perpendicular to the…
I noticed a lot of kids wait for their parents to get off work. In a one-person business, this means the kids stay with their parents the whole…
Entrepreneurs abound. One person has a health consulting business while the other sells cell-phone time.