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A British/Australian english/cultural studies teacher in China, trying to come to terms with the ways of the "middle kingdom" thru photos and musings- Life and experiences are reflected with photos, art, design and musings on China.

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In a "hutong" neighbourhood in the centre of the city, a small store sits at the intersection of three "nong tangs" (alleys)

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Shiny shoes (too shiny for me) displayed on a small stall at the Yan Da market, in the Laishan district in the east of the city

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A man stands beside his "biketruck" in a narrow "nong tang" (alley) in the Liashan district in the east of the city

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Busy street market in the centre of the city

"Origin: 1615 to 25; Diptycha writing tablet with two leaves : Greek díptycha, neut. pl. of díptychos folded together, equiv. to di - di - 1 + - ptychos, verbid of 'ptyssein' to fold"

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A red and yellow "post modern" hoarding for a new apartment/department store in the centre of the city

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Strapped to the back of a bicycle in a small backstreet in a "hutong" neighbourhood in the centre of the city, tobacco leaves 'rolled' into bunches ready for sale at a local open air market

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A row of 'houses' in a narrow "nong tang" (alley) in a "hutong" (traditional Chinese alley dwellings) neighbourhood in the centre of the city

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A group of people sit camped by a makeshift store near a "hutong" (traditional Chinese alley dwelling) neighbourhood, in the shadow of an apartment building

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In a "hutong" (traditional Chinese alley dwelling) neighbourhood in the centre of the city, a shuttered window on a building with yellow walls

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In a small backstreet near a "hutong" neighbourhood in the centre of the city, a small "corner butcher shop" is open to the cold winter air