Finally made it to somewhere with a manageable Internet connection. By middle of next week I should be back up to regular speed for posting.
Today, I'll share some photos from Quanzhou, Fujian. Quanzhou is across the water from Taiwan and its administrative area has a population reportedly of 7-8 million. I'd argue that some Chinese cities' administrative areas are more similar to counties in the US and that population numbers in China can be "fuzzy", but those are topics for another day. Regardless, Quanzhou has plenty of people and here are glimpses of into some of their lives:
Today, I'll share some photos from Quanzhou, Fujian. Quanzhou is across the water from Taiwan and its administrative area has a population reportedly of 7-8 million. I'd argue that some Chinese cities' administrative areas are more similar to counties in the US and that population numbers in China can be "fuzzy", but those are topics for another day. Regardless, Quanzhou has plenty of people and here are glimpses of into some of their lives:
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| Shopping street |
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| Street/Sidewalk Market |
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| Alley |
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| Which catches your attention more? An iPhone 4 car? |
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| Or a Counter-Strike car? |
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| Families at a park |
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| Baby bottles on poles & fish? |
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| A fun way for kids to feed the fish |
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| Two girls working at a mobile phone shop |
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| Small lake in the city center |
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| College student playing her violin outside to take a break |
I've been to Quanzhou twice and have pretty much fallen in love with it. I've written about it twice, here: http://szdaily.sznews.com/html/2009-10/26/content_823503.htm and here: http://szdaily.sznews.com/html/2011-02/18/content_1446028.htm'
ReplyDeleteFinally, more photos here: http://photogiving.smugmug.com/China-Travels/Quanzhou/9972724_VLTo5/2/688925756_BfFVN#681445445_4qSYN
Will keep going back!