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China, 2005 Longii Mountain Zhuang men build a house on the ridge of Longii Mountain which means Dragon’s Backbone. The blueprints are in the heads of the workers as they keep to the traditional design the Zhuang have built for … Continue reading
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Yunnan Province, China 2005 Apparently the electricity wasn’t working in his home and this Chinese Army Officer decided to take matters into his own hands. He came out of his small house dressed in his class A uniform and leather-soled shoes. … Continue reading
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China, Yunnan Province 2005 A regal looking man sits among the remains of his once upper-class home. He wears his old uniform and poses with dignity. Even his bare feet do not embarrass him. It’s come to this.
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China 2003 A boat filled with tourists chugs down river, or maybe it is up river. Not sure. Tourists are big business on the Li River. Fishermen who used to spend their days and maybe nights fishing with cormorants now … Continue reading
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China 2005 This was a “show” village. It had been restored to its former beauty. Costumed employees, like this woman, performed in dances and worked in restaurants or tea houses. She wears a lovely silk dress of a type and style not … Continue reading
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China 2007 North of Beijing The Great Wall slithers up the mountain ridges like a dragon protecting the Chinese from an invasion by nomadic tribes.
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Longji, China 2005 A Chinese farmer inspects his rice crop at the top of the terrace covered mountain. Many of the farmers were old. Elderly men and women, dressed in the black costume of their tribe, strode up the steep hills … Continue reading
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Beijing, China 2007 The Temple of Heaven is a ceremonial hall where the Emperor would hold prayers for a good harvest. I think we can equate this with prayers for a good year in 2014. I’m hoping for that for … Continue reading
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Yunnan Province, China 2007 After a breakfast of noodle soup enlivened with a splash of chili sauce, I waited in front of the hotel and shot photos of passersby. It seemed as if I ate noodles at least twice a … Continue reading
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China 2005 These men are sitting in front of what is left of the city wall. The deep red/brown color is unmistakable. Why have the Chinese authorities torn down so many city walls? They are beautiful. I don’t recall the name … Continue reading
