I had the leisure of being able to attend a Chinese New Years event hosted by the military stationed in the city. I love the over dramatization and the soldiers 'happy faces' as the chef waves the giant cooking utensil around.
The frame really needs someone in it. The chairs and ladder must be feeling lonely.
The street cleaners pile ice over the drains. The ice is so dirty that it is black.
Friendly kids from the country side who acted as a tour guide for a little bit. The trip there made it a very memorable Chinese New Years eve day. Its funny cos the boy in the back is wearing a jacket that says FOB in giant letters on the back.
At the railway station. He looked anxious.
In the countryside. She was really friendly too but couldn't really establish dialogue cos I fail badly at the local dialect.
Chinese apartment balcony level. There was some sort of prostitution going on in the background whilst these two children were conversing.
A HuTong in Beijing nestled behind some gigantic shopping centres. The mops looked like they were floating in mid-air and the afternoon light was beautiful. Maybe it'd work better in colour.
Washing laundry in the countryside. The water that day would've been absolutely freezing.
Badass looking mofo participating in the CNY parades.
An inscription for new found love or lost love. I wonder.
A game of Chinese Chess being played by some keen enthusiasts in the HuTongs.
At the country side just below the vast mountain ranges of XiLin.
I wonder what was on his mind. We shared an empty block of land, him on one side and me on the other. I watched him for a good while and not once did he pay any attention to what was going on around him.
The 3 people across the road were just watching this cleaner work. Odd moment.
Construction worker in the Beijing subway network.
He looked stressed out and very deep in thought. Hes walking onto the bridge behind me. I didn't look back as he walked by.
