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China :: 中国 :: maybe not exactly as advertised by your local travel agent

school in Zhejiang
school in Zhejiang		 men at work : Canton Fair
men at work : Canton Fair		 West Lake in Hangzhou - most beautiful lake in China
West Lake in Hangzhou - most "beautiful" lake in China		 Smog in Hangzhou - paradise on earth
Smog in Hangzhou - "paradise on earth"
beer for everybody
beer for everybody		 feel bad? walk in and take a DRIP-FEED
feel bad? walk in and take a DRIP-FEED		 local architecture in Zhejiang
local architecture in Zhejiang		 1956 or 2006? : Anhui province
1956 or 2006? : Anhui province
Shanghai highest tower : plastic flowers + fire extinguisher
Shanghai highest tower : plastic flowers + fire extinguisher		 China is 2nd country in the world with obesity problem
China is 2nd country in the world with obesity problem		 I have a gloves
I have a gloves		 HangZhou city - paradise on earth
HangZhou city - "paradise on earth"
they don't have any ganja in China
they don't have any ganja in China		 bookstore
bookstore		 cow or dogs?
cow or dogs?		 remedy for urban jungle?
remedy for urban jungle?
empty Great Wall : dream on China is crowded
empty Great Wall : dream on China is crowded		 it was cleaner 5000 years ago
it was cleaner 5000 years ago		 random cables & poles everywhere
random cables & poles everywhere		 safety on the road first!
safety on the road first!
sundried
sundried		 siesta
siesta		 seaside
seaside		 how he can turn?
how he can turn?
gathering
gathering		 propaganda window
propaganda window		 boys
boys		 rising sun
rising sun
removing mountains
removing mountains		 Lovely RAT
Lovely RAT		 escape
escape		 working sleeping working sleeping
working sleeping working sleeping

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Jean-Luc Rollier06-Sep-2008 11:09
Outstanding gallery! JL V
Lukie 22-Apr-2008 06:23
Nice and honest photography - something the Chinese regime tries to hide... Amazing those poeple look so innocent in those photos, yet brainwashed by the government propaganda will do horrible things...
Guest 12-Mar-2008 11:51
It is certainly one look at China. To some of the critics above, have a look at other galleries Marcin has on China - they show full sets of pictures with some rather different from the ones here. Still, given the whole hoopla about China it's good the have a different look at the reality on the ground here (posted from Beijing btw)
Juha-Pekka Kervinen09-Jan-2008 12:44
There were many intelligent and thought provocing images in this gallery. I appreciate the point of view you've chosen - things seldomly are what they are made to seem like. The world needs more people who stop,think - and take action. Vote!
nomada25-Dec-2007 15:59
Excellent series Marcin.V
Andrys Basten01-Dec-2007 09:31
Some VERY interesting photos, Marcin.
Guest 28-Oct-2007 12:01
great gallery with very interesting pics
v
Ken McColl25-Oct-2007 07:41
Well done Marcin..it is soo easy to travel and bring home a pile of touristy shots. These are anything but and provide a powerful record of China's 'growth at all costs' mindset.
KMc
Scotty Graham25-Oct-2007 01:40
Great depiction of the "real" China. I particularly like the shot of the book store...says it all. Well done....cheers, Scotty
Richard Calmes24-Oct-2007 11:55
A very interesting and effective approach! I will not be going any time soon!
Guest 22-Oct-2007 16:25
A very interesting look on China, really alternative, V
Guest 22-Oct-2007 01:19
Great gallery. Voted !
Didier Vanderperre20-Oct-2007 21:04
Great !
Guest 20-Oct-2007 00:46
Amazing gallery. I appreciate this side of China that you are presenting here. Such a beautiful, rich, interesting and humorous country deserves a wide range of treatments and perspectives. Since the Chinese Represent roughly 1/5th of the earth's population they have a lot to tell; good, bad and gray.
George 19-Oct-2007 19:22
Your comments are really killing your pictures. I can make such pictures and comments on any country, especially Poland which I visited some time ago. I have lived many years in Zhejiang province (Ningbo) and for sure you did not manage to capture what is really there.
Guest 19-Oct-2007 08:33
The whole gallery is photographically excellent and i find some of the shots high class ones. Also i find some reason in guest's comment and i don't like some titles. I think that titles like "school in Zhejiang", "bookstore", "siesta", "how he can turn?, "beer for everybody" are very good and even if they may suggest some criticism, they do it in a "journalistic" and not offensive way. The quality of the photos shown here would deserve a different approach in choosing your titles. Best regards from Italy
Mario
Guest 18-Oct-2007 16:00
I think it's tasteless to mock any country the way you did. After all, anyone can take these kinds of pictures in ANY country - even in your beloved Poland - so what's the point? The world needs more civility towards our fellow human beings and your posting does nothing towards that end, and you might consider taking it down.
Eckhart Derschmidt18-Oct-2007 10:24
Very impressive gallery indeed!
houseofcors18-Oct-2007 10:07
China was overwhelming to my senses, but this was certainly one of my impressions too. Maybe not P.C., but true.
Eric Herbelin18-Oct-2007 08:22
huge gallery
rlp 18-Oct-2007 07:27
a unique style of taking china pictures! more power and carry on!!
12318-Oct-2007 04:44
You are certainly taking the veneer off the furniture...V
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