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China: "Ordinary Days" Jay Dunn 33 images Created 26 Mar 2008

China, 2001-2007. While Chinese are rightly proud of their country's economic expansion and increasing influence in world affairs, skyscrapers, widened streets, and modern housing have made unrecognizable many of the "hutong" neighborhoods that were the traditional backbone of Chinese cities.

But away from the frenetic new urbanization, some of these communities still remain, and day-to-day street life continues much as usual, with cottage industries hard at work, children playing everywhere, and card games and gossip on the corner.In these fast-disappearing areas, it is easy to forget the clamor and the traffic jams - the world is small, and the days are ordinary, businesses like the tailor and the egg-pancake maker making daily trade, as they always have.

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  • China, Beijing, 2008. A boy surveys his "hutong," or traditional neighborhood. These low-slung communities are fast disappearing, as streets are widened, and concrete and steel construction replaces bricks in cities all over China..
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  • China, Xi'an, 2008. Junk men take their time in the summer heat near Xi'an. Practically everything can be recycled by these industrious citizens.
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. On a cold day in February, this mother and child enjoy the heat inside and a view of the street..
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  • China, Xi'an, 2008. Laundry time on a quiet day outside a countryside electricity generating station. Hundreds of these coal-fired plants create power for China's expanding cities.
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. An apprehensive boy seeks the comfort of his mother's arms after kindergarten. Parents with bikes regularly converge on school gates to pick up their children..
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  • China, Beijing, 2008. Retired pedicabs in a Beijing back alley. This common and clean form of local transport is seen less frequently as city neighborhoods are re-organized.
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. Yellow hats for safety identify all schoolchildren in Taiyuan. These boys are outside a tiny games shop in a gritty neighborhood near Taiyuan Iron and Steel.
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. Taiyuan Iron and Steel's smokestacks dominate the scene on a cold winter day. Factory workers reside in and around the plant.
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  • China, Xi'an, 2008. China, Xi'an, 2008. Electricity generating station workers relax after their shift. Energy to feed China's coastal regions is often drawn from inland plants.
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  • China, Datong, 2008. A boy entertains himself near an apartment construction site. Though it risks exceeding demand for office space in big cities, China's building boom has benefited ordinary citizens, creating thousands of new homes.
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  • China, Datong, 2008. A senior citizen takes an afternoon stroll near the northern industrial city of Datong in Shanxi Province. The elderly are usually cared for at home in China's family-oriented society.
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. Summertime sees lots of people outside enjoying themselves, including these two poor men playing chess with an improvised board..
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  • China, Beijing, 2008. Bride and groom pose for wedding photographs outside their parent's modest home in one of Beijing's "hutongs," or traditional neighborhoods.
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. On his way to watch a Chinese opera performance outside, an old man carries everything he needs..
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. A homeless man's hand, near Taiyuan's Small Commodities Market. The sign on the bench is advertising fake certificates, such as diplomas.
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  • China, Xi'an, 2008. A young girl stands in the doorway of a neighborhood women's health clinic at the base of scenic Hua Shan mountain.
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  • China, Beijing, 2008. Intent on his hand, a man ponders his next move in a neighborhood card game that drew many onlookers.
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  • China, Xi'an, 2008. A Hua Shan street at twilight in the summertime. Chinese work hard, and enjoy their free time with just as much energy.
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  • China, Pingyao, 2008. Everyone enjoys a laugh at this locksmith's shop in the ancient city of Pingyao, one of China's many UNESCO World Heritage sites..
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  • China, Datong, 2008. In a scene repeated the world over, retirees and friends take time to enjoy the sunshine on a Datong hillside.
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. After school, kids play by the side of the road. Students from middle school onwards will have less and less time to play, as China focuses intently on educating its population.
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. A factory worker leaves his home next to "Tai Gang," Taiyuan Iron and Steel, Shanxi's largest employer and a vital part of China's metal production capacity..
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  • China, Beijing, 2008. A boy shows no fear of strangers as he watches the goings- on in his "hutong," or traditional neighborhood. Many of China's children will grow up in a very different world their parents experienced..
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  • China, Beijing, 2008. Kite flyers gather every day in China for their national pastiime. This handmade beauty will fly from nearly nearly 500 meters of line into a cold winter sky. .
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  • China, Beijing, 2008. Good friends enjoy kite-flying, a Chinese master craft, on one of Beijing's "blue-sky" days.
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  • China, Pingyao, 2008. Men enjoy the quiet and traffic-free streets of the ancient walled city of Pingyao, a UNESCO World Heritage site..
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  • China, Beijing, 2008. An Easter surprise for this young girl along one of Beijing's quiet back streets. Chicks are a favorite pet for children in China..
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  • China, Beijing, 2008. Along the Temple of Heaven's long covered walkways, a musician plays his "erhu," one of China's most evocative instruments..
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  • China, Beijing, 2008. Mother and son enjoy a lazy afternoon at the fishing pool in Ritan Park, one of Beijing's small and well-appointed public areas. .
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. Set back from the rail yards of the Taiyuan Iron and Steel factory, a touch of red at Spring Festival makes this poor area look a bit better..
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. A bit of gambling enlivens the day in an otherwise unremarkable alley near Taiyuan Iron and Steel, one of China's important factories..
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. Framed by the red lanterns of Chinese New Year, lovers take some time for themselves away from family concerns..
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. Lunchtime of a bowl of noodles at a roadside eatery. China's wold-famous cuisine can be simple or sophisticated..
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