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Beijing

Apparently, brushing you teeth in the street is OK. But, why not? Spitting is! This guy had toothpaste foam running down his face. I tried to bracket this photo with others of the area, so he didn't know the subject was him!
Beijing, China

June 2nd 2007
Untitled I arrived in Beijing on the 29th (I'm a day ahead of you all, but 8 hours behind); there's a ton of construction going on in preparation for the 2008 Olympics. I spent the first day walking the entire city, well not really, but it felt like it! Beijing is huge, so a few blocks on a map can take almost an hour to walk! I went to Tian'anmen Square, famous f ... read more
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Chinese Flag For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more
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