I spent three hours on a slow train between Shenyang and Dandong. Perhaps I was bored and looking for something to fill in the time, but the following photos, gritty though they may be, each tell a story of life in the rural north-east
Empty condos in the middle of nowhere
Ubiquitous factories
Modern bridge appears out of nowhere
Benxi
Satanic Mills
Satanic Mills
Digging and scraping away, the work never stops
Another Satanic Mill?
Humble dwellings by the train tracks
Someone's pride and joy
Waiting for the train to pass by
Under construction. Who's going to live there?
Cottage. Note the front gate, where the owners express some pride in their house