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Bicycles and Coal. In the Beijing hutongs (ancient downtown neighbourhoods) these two items plainly tell one side of the story of China's developing economy. For many the main source of home heating and cooking is still heavily polluting coal and the main mode of transport is the more environmentally friendly bicycle. But both are practical and cheap. Beijing, China. ©Gerald Diamond All rights reserved
Upright tricycle tied to pole. These vehicles are an importnat mode of transporting goods for poorer Chinese merchants - Suzhou, China ©Gerald Diamond All rights reserved
Warriors Marching Out Of The Past - These terra cotta clay warriors had lain buried for hundreds of years before discovered in 1952 by a farmer. Now many thousands have been uncovered, remarkably each with a different face. Xian, China ©Gerald Diamond All rights reserved
Row upon row of make-believe soldiers peer intently from their clay trenches in Xian's gloomy Pit #1 where thousands of terra cotta warriors stand guard for their long past Emperor and Master. ©Gerald Diamond All rights reserved
With a scowling, fogged in Victoria Peak standing damp and warm in the background, Hong Kong's famed financial district bustles while working boats and cranes go about their business, too. All in a day's work in one of the world's most intense cities. ©Gerald Diamond All rights reserved
This view of the Kowloon dock and famous Clock Tower was shot from the "Kowloon-to-Center" ferry - Hong Kong, China. ©Gerald Diamond All rights reserved
Canal of Zhujiaojiao, Southern China ©Gerald Diamond All Rights Reserved
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