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Farming is labor intensive. Tractors reduce manpower and are necessary to carry out farm work. Unfortunately, China still has a long ways to go in mechanising their farms.
Most people don’t have clothes dryers. Most of them don’t have washers either. They wash and dry where they can even in the streets.
In 1920’s (dated?), this pair of mansion was built by overseas Chinese as retirement home. Now, they are abandoned.
Setting the scene for the bandits to arrive, this Dil Lou keeps watch. Dil Lou’s were financed by Overseas Chinese. They were built to combat roving bands of…
There are various Dil Lou in Southeast China. This one is in DaJiang. They were built from 1910 – 1930s, most of them built to ward off bandits….
The world loves fresh vegetables and nothing is fresher than beans sprouts delivered the same day it is sold or used. In this case, a restaurant brought most…
In the China Travel Service, one gets a lot of help. They will make hotel, airline tickets, and, auxiliary transportation. I have been very satisfied with their service.
During the rain people rest or do work indoors. The rice is planted and the fields are growing. The tricyclist peddles down the road. Quiet.
One of the problems with lack of government vetting is the proliferation of imitation products. Fake products like baby formula, phones, Nike, Adidas, clothes, handbags and more are…
Lots of phoney phones out there. The country is filled with phoney products including a phoney Apple store. Five phoney Apple stores were set up in three cities….
This is a phoney phone. The brand name is misspelled but close enough to fool those who don’t know English well. The correct spelling is Motorola. In China,…
These cooked foods are “Fast Food’ Chinese style. All over China people buy them on the go. Eggs, corn, taro, potatoes and dong (Chinese tamales) are kept hot and…
This large coal burner is home-made. This popular restaurant needed one for cooking soups and stews.
In the old parts of town, dryers are not used. Typically, the poorer people live there and they cannot afford a dryer. If they could afford a dryer…
Cleaning a storefront is part of doing business. This woman mops, cleans windows and sweeps the street in front of the shop.
These sales people work for an entrepreneur. Many small businesses get their start like this chicken shop.
Charcoal is used by many persons and businesses. It is cheap fuel. China pollution problems and solutions must be implement at the lower and upper strata, from charcoal…
In the hills behind the village, a cemetery was created over a century ago. The graves were small, modest, and, cheap; farmers didn’t have much money. Now, a…
The candy man can make candy in any sign of the Chinese zodiac. Children wait patiently watching their candy take form.