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  • Photographed from the fire escape of the nearby Glikbarg building, a construction worker at the Taylor Building site in Oldtown Salinas is framed by the flag and the star at the top of the National Steinbeck Center.
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. An exhausted demolition worker rests in the doorway of a Chaoyang Street business being torn down far east of the city center..
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. Workers demolish their temporary homes now that the Ding Fu Jia Yuan development next to Ping Fang Xiang village is complete..
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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, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. Happy to still have a job, a restaurant worker flashes a smile as he transports goods from the shell of the old to the kitchen of the new.
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. A migrant worker's child surveys a rough-and-tumble playground just off Chaoyang Street far east of the city center.
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. Sunset will not stop these workers in Ping Fang Xiang from continuining their labor well past dark. They are rewarded for early completion of a project..
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  • China, Dengfeng, 2003. A factory worker heads home down a virtually abandoned street. Electricity cooling towers loom over more and more towns each year as China searches for ways to generate power..
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2004. An important but neglected part of China?s labor force, a worker moves on carrying the tools of his trade..
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. A coal brick stamping machine in Ping Fang Xiang requires a number of laborers to both feed it and remove the finished pressed form from the area..
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. Halfway between the destruction of the old and the opening of the new, idled restaurant workers along Chaoyang Street while away the afternoon with a card game.
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. Dusk's temperature change is welcomed by workers laying pipe to go beneath a new road surface in Beijing.
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. Demolition workers head home in a blue diesel flatbed truck. Hundreds of businesses have been summarily evicted to make way for the widening of Chaoyang Street east of the city center..
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. This coal brick stamping machine in Ping Fang Xiang can turn out hundreds of bricks per hour, provided it is fed by hand. Workers stand by to load three-wheel carts for neighborhood delivery.
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  • Volunteers from the community drive a First Methodist Church program in Salinas, California, which provides meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter to many who have nowhere else to go. Basic rules, a generous spirit and a firm hand keep the program alive with minimal outside funding, creating real alternatives for a visible population in need.
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  • Pastor Jim Luther in the sanctuary of the First Methodist Church in Salinas. The volunteer program he started provides meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter to many who need assistance.
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  • Post-meal fun in the November sunlight at the First United Methodist Church in Salinas, California. Volunteers from the community drive a program that provides meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter to people in need.
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  • Regular AA meetings are held on site at the First United Methodist Church in Salinas, California. Volunteers from the community drive a daily program that provides meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter to people in need.
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  • A regular in need of services works on his laptop at the First United Methodist Church in Salinas, California. Volunteers from the community drive a program that provides meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter to people in need.
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  • Homeless people take in a television show early in the morning at the First United Methodist Church in Salinas, California. Volunteers from the community drive a program which provides meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter to people in need. Basic rules, a generous spirit and a firm hand keep the program alive with minimal outside funding.
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  • Winter sunrise at the First United Methodist Church in Salinas, California. Volunteers from the community provide meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter to many who have nowhere else to go. Basic rules, a generous spirit and a firm hand keep the program alive with minimal outside funding, creating real alternatives for a visible population in need.
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. A restaurant rises from the rubble all around fifty feet back from where it once stood. Although many businesses that faced forcible eviction could not afford to rebuild, this one did, and will survive.
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. A resident walks by the ruins of Chaoyang Street businesses east of Beijing International Studies University. Many will never be rebuilt.
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. His load complete, a "furniture man" pedals his three-wheel cart away from a profitable day's work. Virtually everything of value business owners did not want in the evictions was recycled.
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. An army of recyclers descends on the wreckage of businesses demolished in Chaoyang Street widening. Each has his own specialty, as does this "wire man."
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. The Chaoyang Street intersection across from Beijing International Studies University is a study in turmoil, with literally every store, road, utility and building ripped up and reworked.
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. One of the few powered machines in a largely manual demolition effort along Chaoyang Street, in the far east of the city center. Much of the work is done by sledgehammer or shovel.
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. Virtually everything made of wood is this recycler's goal, using little more than a traditional Chinese kitchen knife and a "sanluche," or three-wheel bicycle cart.
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. Within a month of its destruction, the San Jian Fang corner seen in #13 of this series rises again, construction nearly matching the pace of demolition..
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. Shuttered forever by street widening, a restaurant defiantly refuses to move. A plea to municipal officials for compensation is in the front windows - the wall reads "To pledge our lives to defend the constitution and resist illegal demolition, to pledge our lives to maintain businessmen's legal rights."
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. Shown in March, 2008, a channel carrying toxic gray water through Ping Fang Xiang village is now covered over, one of the improvements brought to residents by the government..
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. A German shepherd does his best to guard the open borders of a Ping Fang Xiang brick construction site..
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. A testament to individual drive, and the need for a consistent income, this laborer well into his sixties carts a load of mortar to bricklayers in Ping Fang Xiang.
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. Curiosity gets the better of this young village boy next to the coal brick yard, as he watches the action outside..
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. New construction and an old graveyard contrast between Ping Fang Xiang and Chao Yang Bei Lu outside the 5th Ring Road..
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. A mother sits in the doorway of her home in Ping Fang Xiang. Though new housing will soon be available, they are unlikely to be able to afford even the low prices offered by the central government..
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  • A hug goes a long way between friends at the First United Methodist Church in Salinas, California. Volunteers from the community drive a program that provides meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter to people in need.
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  • The kitchen crew for the day, from left, Mark Lanier, T.J. Sputzin, and Corbin McNabb, enjoy a laugh in the courtyard of the First Methodist Church in Salinas. The program provides meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter to many who need assistance.
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  • Relaxing after the noon meal at the First United Methodist Church in Salinas, California. Volunteers from the community drive a program that provides meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter to people in need. Basic rules, a generous spirit and a firm hand keep the program alive with minimal outside funding.
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  • T.J. Sputzin brings in morning donations from local restaurants at the First United Methodist Church in Salinas, California. Volunteers from the community drive a program that provides meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter to people in need.
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  • Volunteer June Anderson, right, serves lunch at the First Methodist Church  in Salinas. The program provides meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter to many who need assistance.
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  • The lunch line at the First Methodist Church program in Salinas, California, which provides meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter to many who have nowhere else to go.
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  • Rita DeLeo, left, and Sister Barbara Muck, who is a long-serving advocate for the needy, in the clothing room at the First Methodist Church in Salinas. The program at the church provides meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter to many who need assistance.
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  • Sister Barbara Muck, who is a long-serving advocate for the needy, in the clothing room at the First Methodist Church in Salinas. at the First United Methodist Church in Salinas, California. Volunteers from the community drive a program that provides meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter to people in need.
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  • Tom Hunter attends AA meetings held on site at the First United Methodist Church in Salinas, California. Volunteers from the community drive a program that provides meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter to people in need.
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  • Glenn Smith is the principal cook for many of the meals provided to the needy at the First United Methodist Church in Salinas. The program provides meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter to many who need assistance.
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  • Tom Hunter, a former alcoholic, in the early morning at the First United Methodist Church in Salinas, California. Volunteers from the community drive a program that provides meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter to people in need.
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  • A family wait together for a free lunch to be served at the First United Methodist Church in Salinas, California. Many of those in need are unwilling to be named. Volunteers from the community drive a daily program at the church that provides meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter.
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  • People in need wait opposite the lunch line at the First United Methodist Church in Salinas, California. Volunteers from the community drive a program that provides meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter. Basic rules, a generous spirit and a firm hand keep the program alive with minimal outside funding.
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  • Corbin McNabb takes a break after serving lunch at the First United Methodist Church in Salinas, California. Volunteers from the community drive a program that provides meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter to people in need. Basic rules, a generous spirit and a firm hand keep the program alive with minimal outside funding.
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  • Celeste Holm arrives at the lunchroom with desserts at the First United Methodist Church in Salinas, California. Volunteers from the community drive a program that provides meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter to people in need. Basic rules, a generous spirit and a firm hand keep the program alive with minimal outside funding.
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  • Celeste Holm brings a food trolley down the hall toward the noon meal at the First United Methodist Church in Salinas, California. Volunteers from the community drive a program that provides meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter to people in need. Basic rules, a generous spirit and a firm hand keep the program alive with minimal outside funding.
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  • Volunteer Lois Holm assembles donated items from the food room for the day's lunch at the First Methodist Church in Salinas. The program provides meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter to many who have nowhere else to go.
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  • Glenn Smith is the principal cook for many of the meals provided to the needy at the First Methodist Church in Salinas. The program provides meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter to many who need assistance.
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  • Volunteers help prepare the noon meal at the First United Methodist Church in Salinas, California. The church established a program which provides meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter to people in need. Basic rules, a generous spirit and a firm hand keep the program alive with minimal outside funding.
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  • Pastor Jim Luther on the front steps of the First Methodist Church in Salinas. The volunteer program he started provides meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter to many who need assistance.
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  • Homeless people take in a television show early in the morning at the First United Methodist Church in Salinas, California. Volunteers from the community drive a program which provides meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter to people in need. Basic rules, a generous spirit and a firm hand keep the program alive with minimal outside funding.
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  • Breakfast at the First United Methodist Church in Salinas, California. Volunteers from the community drive a program which provides meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter to people in need. Basic rules, a generous spirit and a firm hand keep the program alive with minimal outside funding.
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  • An exterior detail of the First United Methodist Church program in Salinas, California, where volunteers provide meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter to many who have nowhere else to go. Basic rules, a generous spirit and a firm hand keep the program alive with minimal outside funding, creating real alternatives for a visible population in need.
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  • A homeless man enjoys some peace and quiet in a darkened room at the First United Methodist Church program in Salinas, California. Volunteers from the community provide meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter to many who have nowhere else to go. Basic rules, a generous spirit and a firm hand keep the program alive with minimal outside funding, creating real alternatives for a visible population in need.
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  • A quiet moment inside the First Uniteed Methodist Church in Salinas, California, which provides meals, counseling resources and occasional shelter to many who have nowhere else to go. Basic rules, a generous spirit and a firm hand keep the program alive with minimal outside funding, creating real alternatives for a visible population in need.
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. An Chaoyang Street area undergoing simultaneous construction and demolition. Street widening in this working-class area has brought protests against eviction without compensation..
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. A restaurant that has joined a business owner's protest using "death" wreaths seems to be spared destruction for the moment. Superstition may have a role in explaining why it is still standing.
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. View of a restaurant protesting forcible eviction by using "death" wreaths, traditionally reserved for funerals. Superstition may have prevented authorities from demolishing this building..
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. Part of a large group of itinerant recyclers, this man specializes in anything made of metal. An empty Chaoyang Street restaurant is behind him.
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. An elderly woman rummages through the wreckage of a local Chaoyang street restaurant searching for anything of value.
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. Stripped of their insides, the corner businesses across the street from the back gate of Beijing International Studies University await demolition. See image 34 in this series.
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. A child watches the action from the safety of a transport vehicle's cab. Young children can often be seen near low-tech construction zones such as these demolitions.
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. Construction teams moved onto Chaoyang Street in short order, often working side-by-side with demolition crews and sharing the same temporary shelters.
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. Wooden beams like these salvaged from Chaoyang Street businesses will be reused elsewhere in new structures. Bricks are commonly recycled right on the spot to save transportation costs.
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. Working with only sledgehammers and flatbed trucks, demolition crews make short work of structure built mostly of brick. What little steel reinforcement bar there is will be salvaged.
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. Migrant laborers moved into this neighborhood for the renovation work, sleeping in temporary shelters and cooking thier own meals long after dark.
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. Quilts hang out to dry amid the renovations all around Chaoyang Street east of the city center. Many traditional home are now exposed in this way.
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. A "wood man" salvages anything he can carry on his pushcart from Chaoyang Street demolition sites..
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. Looking east on Chaoyang Lu, far from the city center, chaos reigns as small businesses are torn down in a massive street widening project..
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. In protest against eviction without compensation, a restaurant closes but refuses to move. The Chinese characters read "to pledge our lives to protect the constitution and resist illegal demolition, to pledge our lives to maintain businessmen's legal rights."
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. Owners of Chaoyang Street businesses in the San Jian Fang area plead with the government for compensation. Buildings have been forcibly closed then demolished without explanation..
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. A restaurant makes a public protest against being evicted. Hundreds of small businesses along Chaoyang Street have been demolished to the east and west of this corner..
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. Students note a neighborhood restaurant's cry for help. The wreath in the window is traditionally reserved for funerals.
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. New bricks are being used on this project in Ping Fang Xiang, as demolition and recycling of old structures cannot keep up with the pace of construction here.
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. Beautiful if one doesn't look too closely, a waste-water channel runs blue and gray as it mixes with pollution. This waterway, shown in October, 2007 was covered over permanently by March, 2008..
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. Laborers demolish the brick facing of a Ping Fang Xiang runoff channel, in preparation for covering it over permanently..
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. Screened off for good reason, this runoff channel of toxic water in the village center is being covered over - one of the many improvements that are being made..
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. Children play right in the middle of one of Ping Fang Xiang's numerous construction sites. This project is utilizing recycled bricks to improve local housing..
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. Bricklayers work from early morning until well into the night on Ping Fang Xiang's new construction projects. .
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. In this neighborhood, pollution is a serious unaddressed problem. To its credit, the government has begun to tackle the cleanup of toxic areas like this reservoir in Ping Fang Xiang. .
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. On the north side of Chao Yang Bei Lu outside the 5th Ring Road, a coal delivery woman observes the brick stamping process..
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. Coal brick delivery men laugh as they jockey their three-wheelers in front of the yard on the north side of Chao Yang Bei Lu. .
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. A delivery man's hand, seen at his Ping Fang Xiang coal factory on the north side of Chao Yang Bei Lu. .
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. A poor part of Ping Fang Xiang seen in the light of late afternoon. A coal brick yard works next door. .
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. A brick delivery three-wheeler takes a break near new construction on the north side of Chao Yang Bei Lu..
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. North of Chao Yang Bei Lu outside the 5th Ring Road, a new housing community takes shape on former Ping Fang Xiang fields..
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. Skeletons of new houses rise behind the rubble of old businesses north of Chao Yang Bei Lu..
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. Slowly but surely, teams of men using little more than pickaxes and sledgehammers destroy a swath of housing to make way for new development in Ping Fang Xiang..
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. An industrious metal forager strips eveything down to its essential parts in order to sell it in the Ping Fang Xiang receycling yards..
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. Everything has value in this carefully maintained recycling yard in Ping Fang Xiang.
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. Parents stream into the local kindergarten to pick up their children. China's tremendous efforts to educate its population means Ping Fang Xiang will probably get a new school..
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. Along Chao Yang Bei Lu outside the 5th Ring Road, evidence of progress, but also of lives in transition..
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. Temporary walls mark new construction sites right next door to a part of Ping Fang Xiang village, which has been slowly segmented..
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  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. Lime lines mark what is to be preserved and what is to be re-made. Much of the village's land has been sold or appropriated for development..
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