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    side street in Shanghai

    Posted on March 25, 2016 by Roger

    Side Street Shanghai 2_opt

     

    shot with my (now lost) Nokia phone in 2015

    Posted in China, Shanghai | Tags: China, life in China, Photography, Shanghai, street, Street Views, urban, 上海 | Leave a comment |

    Shanghai street scene

    Posted on January 22, 2016 by Roger

    Shanghai street scene_opt

    Sidewalk near Baoshan Road, Shanghai, September 2015

    Posted in Shanghai | Tags: China, life in China, Photography, Shanghai, street, Street Views, 上海 | Leave a comment |

    木渎镇 Mudu ancient town, Suzhou

    Posted on May 9, 2015 by Roger

    Mudu 8

    canal view

     

    Mudu is an ancient water town on the outskirts of Suzhou, accessible at the very western end of the Metro line. It’s a nice afternoon’s outing, but can’t really compete with the other water towns in the area as a tourist destination. It does, however, have a suberb little museum with metalwork, ceramics, porcelain, and everyday items dating as far back as the Han Dynasty. A very enthusiastic museum guide showed me the entire collection, even though I only understood about 10% of what he said in Chinese.

     

    Mudu house

    old house entrance

     

     

    Mudu old door

    old door with cactus growing above

     

    Posted in Ancient towns, Architecture, Suzhou | Tags: ancient town, canal, expatriate, life in China, Mudu, Street Views, Suzhou, Travel, water town, 木渎镇, 苏州 | 2 Comments |

    looking up

    Posted on April 30, 2015 by Roger

    Shanghai skyscraper

    a view up into the dizzying heights of a Shanghai skyscraper

    Posted in Architecture, Shanghai | Tags: Architecture, atrium, building, China, life in China, Photography, Shanghai, skyscraper, 上海 | Leave a comment |

    flowering trees

    Posted on April 27, 2015 by Roger

    flowering trees

     

    The weather finally started getting permanently warmer, and soon the humid days of summer will be here. In the meantime, I enjoy walking to school each morning, and enjoying the beautiful landscaping and flowering trees along the way.

    Posted in Suzhou | Tags: China, expatriate, flowers, Jiangsu, landscape, life in China, Street Views, Suzhou, Suzhou Industrial Park, trees, 苏州 | Leave a comment |

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