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Iris Maybloom (irislm) | profile | all galleries >> CHINA 2007 >> Ping Yao tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Ping Yao

The ancient city of Ping Yao, enclosed by a four mile long, 14th Century city wall, has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city wall is considered one of the best preserved ancient walls of its scale. The layout of the city dates from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The streets and storefronts, for the most part, retain their historic appearance and well peserved Ming and Qing style residences are quite extensive. Historically and culturally, Ping Yao is a fascinating city and the people who reside there are very friendly and engaging.
Ping Yao Sunrise
Ping Yao Sunrise		 Main Street
Main Street		 Guarding the Wall
Guarding the Wall		 Morning
Morning		 Wellcoem
Wellcoem
Ping Yao Kitten
Ping Yao Kitten		 A Cigarette, My Dear
A Cigarette, My Dear		 A Serious Habit
A Serious Habit		 Beauty Shop
Beauty Shop		 Bicycle Shop
Bicycle Shop
Brushing Teeth
Brushing Teeth		 Celebration
Celebration		 Dance of the Characters
Dance of the Characters		 Dynamic Duo
Dynamic Duo		 Easy Chair
Easy Chair
Hanging Out
Hanging Out		 Flame
Flame		 Remembrance
Remembrance		 Smokey
Smokey		 Yin and Yang
Yin and Yang
Kitchen
Kitchen		 Meat Cutter
Meat Cutter		 Pen and Ink
Pen and Ink		 People Watchers
People Watchers		 Preparing the Wall
Preparing the Wall
Montage
Montage		 Outdoor Gallery
Outdoor Gallery		 Photo Exhibit
Photo Exhibit		 Puppet Government
Puppet Government		 Reading on the Job
Reading on the Job
Steaming Buns
Steaming Buns		 Strange Bedfellows
Strange Bedfellows		 Swept Up In History
Swept Up In History		 On Guard
On Guard		 Red Cape
Red Cape
The Generations
The Generations		 The Road's End
The Road's End		 There Is Beauty
There Is Beauty		 Vegetable Stand
Vegetable Stand		 Water Delivery
Water Delivery
Welcome to the Presence
Welcome to the Presence		 Catholic Church
Catholic Church		 Allley View
Allley View		 Amused
Amused		 Assemblage
Assemblage
Assemblage
Assemblage		 Bashful
Bashful		 Beware of Dog
Beware of Dog		 Blowing Smoke
Blowing Smoke		 Cheap Bicycle
Cheap Bicycle
Chinese Baoding Balls
Chinese Baoding Balls		 Contemplation
Contemplation		 Doorway Observer
Doorway Observer		 Exotic
Exotic		 Fabric Store
Fabric Store
Kuixing Tower
Kuixing Tower		 Light and Shadow
Light and Shadow		 Mother and Child
Mother and Child		 Neighbors
Neighbors		 Neighborhood Watch
Neighborhood Watch
Passage
Passage		 Artist
Artist		 Profiles
Profiles		 Quiet Passage
Quiet Passage		 Red Longjohns
Red Longjohns
Reverence
Reverence		 Arriving Home
Arriving Home		 Little Shop of Antiguities
Little Shop of Antiguities		 Siesta
Siesta		 Standing on the Corner
Standing on the Corner
Still As Stone
Still As Stone		 Tablets
Tablets		 Temple Garden
Temple Garden		 The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple		 The Opening
The Opening
Traditional
Traditional		 Headache
Headache		 Hilt n' Head
Hilt n' Head		 Storefront
Storefront		 Waiting
Waiting
Driveby
Driveby		 Driveby
Driveby

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Jake Jacobson13-Oct-2015 19:13
WOW! Like a Time Machine Great Gallery ...Jake
Jean-Luc Rollier29-Mar-2010 22:59
Excellent gallery on Pingyao Iris! I have just redone my journey without the snow!...
JL Vote
Alina11-Apr-2008 13:30
Nice collection!!! v
nomada10-Apr-2008 09:15
Stunning images!!! V
Carole Scurlock05-Apr-2008 22:42
This gallery more than any other seems to show Chinese daily life in an intimate way. Maybe it's because they are so accepting of the photographer.
Georgia Roessler03-Apr-2008 14:16
Another wonderful portrait of life in China.
Your juxtaposition of old and new is fascinating!
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