Tag: Beijing

Pink Tunnel

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This was early morning, start of a long day in Beijing. We walked out from Courtyard Hotel (the one not far from the central station) and as most of our time in Beijing started walking. Walking was our primary method of transportation. It is slower and you get tired but at the same time you get a chance to check out things otherwise completely unnoticed. So I saw these flags the day before, and tried to take a picture, but traffic was busier and it was windy, with flags flapping in all directions, just didn’t look good. This morning it was calm, super hot with air staying still, at 8AM already getting our sweat glands working at full capacity, but it allowed me to stop for a few moments in the middle of the road and take a few pictures.

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Beijing Hu Tong Red Door #7

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Time for another Red Door. Check out previous doors under the Beijing category, there on the right. This one was actually open and we have a glimpse into the long hall that leads probably to multiple dwellings or maybe it is all part of one compound. The sign at the top probably can tell what this place is all about. Katia, would you translate it for me please?

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Beijing Hu Tong Red Door #6

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It is time for another one of these pretty doors. As most of them it is very abused and used. Weeds are doing just fine on that roof as well, I wonder how old it is. I don’t think anyone lives there, it looks more like some type of local government or maybe some type of utility company office. I would translate those signs but don’t have dictionary handy at the moment.

Anyhow, this is #6 in this short series of Red Doors, if you want to see details and translate some of that Chinese you can just click on the image to open it my art gallery at much higher resolution. You can also see other Red Doors if you look under Beijing category on the right.

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Beijing Hu Tong Red Door #5

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It is time for another one of these pretty doors. I have a few left. You know, if I visited Beijing fairly often, or lived there, I could even start a serious project to document every Hu Tong Red Door in Beijing. There are must be hundreds of them there. I took less than a dozen just on one street while walking from our hotel towards  downtown. We didn’t take big streets, instead went though the hood, so much to see. All of these doors will soon disappear as government expand new developments in the city and take over the land.

Anyhow, this is #5 in this short series of Red Doors. You can see other if you look under Beijing category on the right.

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Beijing Hu Tong Red Door #4

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OK, I felt like it is time to put another Red Door out here. You can see previous photos if you look under categories and choose Beijing.

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