Recycling Man
The job of this man is to wade through our trash all day long and sort out the recyclables.
I never learned how to ride a bicycle until I was in my mid twenties. Fraternal eight year old twins I was babysitting in graduate school, Micheal and Hanna, taught me how to ride in the spring of 1999. It was not until 2001, after my husband and I bought my first bike for 13 dollars from an old man in Shelby, NC, I fell hard for a bike... More
Recycling Man
Water
Most people who can afford to get their drinking water delivered do so. The tap water here in China, like most other places, is considered unsafe.
Concentration
We do unconscious things with our faces when we concentrate really hard on something.
This girl is focused on getting down a couple steps on her bike. Just like my son and husband, she sticks her tongue out when she concentrates.
Wind Power
Korean traditional dresses blow in the wind in Dandong,China.
In the background, across the river is North Korea.
Temporary Shops
These shops in Yangshuo empty out rather quickly in the afternoon, after a rush of tourists get off boats from the Li River and rampage through the streets during the peak hours lunch time to mid afternoon.
Kitchen on Wheels
The street food scene here in Dalian is pretty robust and lively.
Generally, all sorts snacks including unhatched barbecued chicks on sticks are cooked and sold from these modified bicycle kitchens.
At the end of the day, the chef rides off to his home.
After a Long Day
Some people's entire livelihoods depend on modified bicycles.
For some, like this couple, its a fruit stand... and a ride home after a long day.
Riding for Two
I love that this girl is riding with a bike in hand. She was cruising pretty fast too.
Sometimes
... the people whose picture I take are looking right at me.
Family Bike
It is not uncommon to see people ride bikes that have three sits. Perfect for Chinese families since they can only have one child anyway....
These bikes are for Chinese families as a van would be for US families.
For the first time in years
... I rode a bike.
Last week, when we were on vacation in Yangshuo, my husband and I rented two bikes and rode along the Li River (the river is on the right side of me even if it can't be seen on the picture).
When I first got on my rented bike, I was hesitant. I thought I might have forgotten how to; it has been THAT long.
Riding bikes in China, even in small towns like Yangshuo, one has to be careful not to be run over by a car, a motorcycle, and a tuk tuk (three wheeled car) that may drive on sidewalks and bike lanes as much as they do on roads.
I am glad to report I survived my first bike ride in China. I hope I can work up my nerve to try getting on one here in Dalian.
We will see.
