China that the tourists don't see
Dima says Balayev: where the end of the tourist routes, life begins. Look for it on the outskirts. The center is often too glossy and neat as a beautiful frame picture. For the architectural monuments, the smells of cafes and bakeries, shouting touts and sometimes don't notice the people.
To pull a genuine fragment of someone's life — success for any photographer. When the aboriginal sees hovering over the camera of a tourist, it changes in the face. If it's not the camera, and RPG. He thinks: "What the hell is this white doing? What does he want? Not a voyeur if he hour?" You need to remove secretly, in the style of paparazzi. Once you meet the object of attention of the eyes of the chemistry of the moment is lost forever.
On the way from the Chinese port city of Ningbo in Shanghai, I had a lucky break. The back row of our bus was empty. I took all the seats uncovered telephoto, opened the window and started to take Life.
The old shack at the edge of the dirty river. The owners of the ruins, perhaps, wash clothes, wash and even drink from the puddles.
The dirt and poverty of provincial China. Under a makeshift dryer living garbage.
Scooters — the most popular Asian form of transport. Go on it families: three, four, five people. And sometimes manage to carry not only kids, but also TVs. Russian policeman would have choked on his whistle when he saw this Orgy on the road.
The saleswoman strawberries carefully lays out the goods in the basket. Tracksuit girls matched exactly the color of the berries.
Houses with a gable roof of gray shingles. The landscape is reminiscent of the Russian towns before the start of Saturday.
The disney cartoon "Lilo and Stitch" are popular even 14 years later after the release. Or to provinces of China all comes with a big delay?
Sports Chinese grandmother. Our Russian — not worse!
Why where the iron is, always so serious guys?
How can you live in such chaos?
Grandma with cute bear in a plaid dress scavenges.
Typical Asia. Ragged walls, linen on the balcony and parked at the homes of scooters.
Every day 5.5 million residents of Ningbo sent to seek his fortune.
Glamorous Chinese woman in a glamorous pink bike. A La the Chinese fervor.
In 1979, the Communist party introduced the rule of one family — one child. They had nowhere to go. In just a few decades the population has doubled. But there is an unwritten law: if the river starts to flood, we need to stop it, or it will flood all around. Over observance of rules followed strictly. The extra child was punished ten annual salaries.
Recently, the restriction is partially lifted. Now the Chinese can have two children.
The average salaries of residents of Ningbo at the level of 45 thousand rubles. Shanghai people earn half as much, even though I live just 144 kilometres from the port city.
Great, I guess that's knitting and not in a hurry?
Convenient and creative way to get to work in the heat.
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