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Balloons, Balloons, Balloons

Shi Hua Shan park, every holiday and during the summer, the balloon salesmen show up.

Real Estate

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,…

White Water Rafting

Water water rafting is not like America’s. In America, one is free to encounter every rock, every twist and turn, and, every drop. Here, in China, the water…

Toddler and her Mother on a Scooter

The scooter is cheap form of transportation. For daily chores it can carry the mother, the toddler, and, some goods.

Line Dancing

Each evening, line dancers dance for an hour, getting their exercise and entertainment.

Kid in a Pushcart

Just a cute picture.

Hot Pot

Hot pot is a leisurely meal in which the parties cook the ingredients themselves. Then, they dip the food into sauces and eat.

Happy Delivery Person

After she delivered her package, she was happy at being photograph.

Gu Yel

At end of harvest, they celebrate by having a Gu Yel, an in-ground cook-out like a luau. Only they use chicken and drink homemade booze.

Barbeque Pork

Barbeque pork is one the easiest business to set up; although some grills are elaborate. Western Chinese (for example: Muslims from Xinjiang) come to Taishan for the economic…

Roast Pig

An entire roast pig is bought to the gravesite for ceremonies. Afterward, the roast pig is cut up for the mourners to eat.

Beach

Taishan has 367 miles of shoreline.  This is Hak Sai Wan beach. The people are only permitted to swim in designated areas. According to the lifeguard I spoke…

Chung Fun

The cook spreads rice dough onto the pan, adds the ingredients the customer wants, and put it in the steamer. Five minutes later steamed rice noodle fresh as…

Chalking Prices

Vendors who don’t rent a regular spot tend to lay out their wares on the street (there are only sidewalks on the main streets). They write their prices…

Rafting

Rafting in China does not includes wild rivers like America. The rivers are controlled, the water are in troughs, and there is a man with a pole at…

Pork at gravesite

The services for the deceased includes a whole roast pig.

Cigarettes

Taishan girl sells hundred of cigarettes daily. China has 350 million smokers who smoke over 1,700,000,000 cigarettes per annum, more people than the population of the United States….

Farmer and her garden

After selling her produce on the market, she returns to her garden.

Buy Chicken Parts

Some people are really picky about what their family eats. So, they choose carefully.

Chickens for Sale

Chinese like their meat fresh. After they purchase a chicken they take it to be cleaned by a “chicken dresser.”

Jumping On

Motorcycle is the main means of transportation. This kid is getting picked up after school.