China

Shanghai, Xitang, and Beijing, China.

Children do their morning exercises by running in a snake-like formation. Students that didn't follow in line properly were immediately removed and forced to run along the side of the track.
China exercise gym pe run school Shanghai
Photographing the Shanghai skyline from the Oriental Pearl Tower.
China Oriental Pearl Tower photographer Shanghai
The Oriental Pearl Tower's 90m-high sphere contains a space-themed exhibit called Space City.
China Oriental Pearl Tower Shanghai space Space City
A nighttime Pudong skyline as shown from the Oriental Pearl Tower.
China night Oriental Pearl Tower Shanghai skyline
Detail of the 90m-high sphere on the Oriental Pearl Tower.
China Oriental Pearl Tower Shanghai
Walking down a path towards the Huangpu River in Pudong.
China city haze Huangpu plants Pudong Shanghai trees
The sun hides behind a building in Puxi.
China Puxi Ricoh Shanghai sun
Boats travel along the Huangpu river.
boats buildings China Huangpu river Shanghai sun sunset water
Shanghai (and its haze) as shown from the top of the 1600ft-tall Shanghai World Financial Center. Puxi is shown at the top of the image, Pudong at the bottom with the Huangpu river separating the two.
China haze lights night Shanghai Shanghai World Financial Center skyline SWFC
Photographing Shanghai from the top of Shanghai World Financial Center.
China observatory photographer Shanghai Shanghai World Financial Center SWFC
Traveling down an escalator in the SWFC.
China escalator Shanghai Shanghai World Financial Center SWFC
The Shanghai World Financial Center at night.
China lights magnet night north Shanghai Shanghai World Financial Center south SWFC
The view from a car in the poorly named Bund Sightseeing Tunnel. No sights are actually seen except for a trippy laser light show.
Bund Sightseeing Tunnel China ftl hyperspace lights lightspeed Shanghai speed
A man rides his moped along an alleyway in a residential area in Xuhui.
blur China moped motion movement neighborhood scooter Shanghai Xuhui
A homeless puppy curls for warmth and sleeps on a sidewalk.
China cold dog lonely puppy Shanghai Xuhui
A typical scene on the streets of Shanghai: the road is shared between pedestrians, cars, and mopeds.
car China moped night pedestrians scooter Shanghai Xuhui
Eating dinner by sharing a variety of foods on a rotating carousel.
China dining dinner family food Shanghai
Candles burn outside in the rain near a Buddhist temple in Xitang.
Buddhist candle China rain temple Xitang
The Temple of the Seven Masters; a buddhist temple in Xitang.
buddhist China cloth colors temple Temple of the Seven Masters Xitang
Peaking inside a tourist shop alongside a canal in Xitang.
China postcards shop Xitang
Xitang, referred to by locals as "the Venice of China", has canals that act as main thoroughfares in much of the town.
boat canal China paddle rain Xitang
A fisherman attempts, fruitlessly, to catch some dinner in the canal waters in Xitang.
China fish fisherman fishing water Xitang
boat canal China paddle rain Xitang
Many areas commonly found by visiters in Xitang are relatively well maintained. Traveling slightly off the beaten path, however, reveals the true state of the area.
China destruction devastation dirty mess Xitang
Bottles hang outside of a bar.
bar bottle bottles China Xitang
Rain falls on shingles in Xitang.
China rain roof shingle Xitang
A warrior statue in a Buddhist temple in Xitang.
China gold statue warrior Xitang
Offerings are made for good luck in a Buddhist temple.
China money offering temple Xitang
A worker cleans a walkway with a handmade broom in Xitang.
broom China rain walkway worker Xitang
Tiananmen Gate in Tiananmen Square.
Beijing China Tiananman Gate Tiananman Square Tiananmen
Detail of the 14th century work (since restored) on a pavilion in the Forbidden City.
Beijing China forbidden city gold
Beijing building China lion statue
Detail of the work on the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City.
Beijing China facade Forbidden City Hall of Supreme Harmony snow
A pavilion at the top of Jingshan Hill.
Beijing China hill Jinsghan park pavilion
A man writes poems in the dust on the ground in the Temple of Heaven.
Beijing China dirt dust poem Temple of Heaven
The Temple of Heaven juxtaposed against a poofy hat.
Beijing China hat poofy Temple of Heaven
This section of the Great Wall of China is found at Badaling Pass, about 60 miles north of Beijing. It is the most heavily trafficked section of the Wall yet is completely devoid of people here.
Badaling Pass Beijing China Great Wall snow
A desolate and illuminated Great Wall at Badaling Pass.
Badaling Pass Beijing China Great Wall lights night
In an interesting dichotomy, the Beijing National Stadium (which hosted the 2008 summer Olympic Games) is found next to telltale signs of winter: snow and Christmas trees.
Beijing Beijing National Stadium bird Bird Nest Birds Nest China nest Olympic Olympic Green Olympic Park winter
A Christmas tree stands near the Beijing National Aquatics Center.
Beijing Beijing National Aquatics Center China Olympic Green Olympic Park Olympics summer winter

Dan Armendariz

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