Shanghai, China
上海

china/2004/shanghai_street_bw_4

Streets of Shànghǎi, Shànghǎi, China — January 14, 2004


china/2004/shanghai_yuyuan_bw

Traditinal pavilion, Yùyuán 豫园, Shànghǎi, China — January 13, 2004


china/2004/shanghai_fuhua_aesthetic_hospital

Shanghai Fuhua Plastic & Aesthetic Hospital, China — January 14, 2004


china/2004/shanghai_dajingge_pavilion_wall_bw

Míng Dynasty Dajingge Pavilion wall, Shànghǎi, China — January 24, 2004


china/2004/shanghai_building_wires_bw

Shànghǎi street scene, Shànghǎi, China — January 13, 2004


china/2004/shanghai_building_wires_bw

Shànghǎi street scene, Shànghǎi, China — January 13, 2004


china/2004/shanghai_building_wires_bw

Laundry drying, Shànghǎi, China — January 13, 2004

In those days, a wander down any back alley in Shanghai would inevitably feature housing blocks with laundry hanging from poles. Many viewed it as an eye sore, but I often felt it added color and culture to the otherwise sterial housing blocks. An important thing to do is tie down yoour clothes, otherwise they might blow away. I learned this the hard way in my apartment, but luckily my clothes were still on the ground below my unit; I simply had to wash them again.


china/2004/shanghai_bird_cages_bw_2

Bird cages, Shànghǎi, China — January 14, 2004


china/2004/shanghai_street_bw_2

Shànghǎi street scene, Shànghǎi, China — January 14, 2004


china/2004/shanghai_cigarettes_bw

Cigarettes for sale, Shànghǎi, China — January 2004


china/2004/shanghai_street_bw

Street scene, Shànghǎi, China — January 14, 2004


china/2004/shanghai_bird_cages_bw

Bird cages, Shànghǎi, China — January 14, 2004


china/2004/shanghai_bw_apartments_laundry_bw

Laundry scene, Shànghǎi, China — January 14, 2004


china/2004/shanghai_street_bw_3

Street scene, Shànghǎi, China — January 15, 2004


china/2004/shanghai_ancient_modern_bw

Ancient versus modern, Shànghǎi, China — January 24, 2004

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