[Leica] Fengdu

[Nathan Wajsman]

When I saw the first images, with the pollution, I thought “this place must be hell”. But the smiles you show towards the end of the set paint a different picture. Interesting to see parts of China other than Beijing, Shanghai and Hongkong.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman

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On 06 Nov 2014, at 07:14, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote:

> Continuing on our trip down the Yangtze, after passing the Three Gorges
> (Xiling, Wu and Qutang), we came to the old city of Fengdu, where over
> 100,000 people were resettled in the aftermath of the Three Gorges Dam,
> when their villages were inundated due to the rising waters of the
> reservoir.
> 
> We came to the city early morning in the gloaming:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1128.jpg.html
> 
> We were to do a shore excursion in the morning, but so many tourists were
> about that there were no local guides available, and we disembarked only
> after lunch! First stop was to meet some farmers' families, both original
> inhabitants and resettled ones. I just got some portraits:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1621.jpg.html
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1674.jpg.html
> 
> Walking on the streets and alleys of this town, card and mahjong players
> were around every corner - it seemed to be an extremely popular pastime:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1704.jpg.html
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1744.jpg.html
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1761.jpg.html
> 
> We then visited a local kindergarten school - kids, as ever, were curious
> and friendly, with no inhibitions whatsoever in interacting with us:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1716.jpg.html
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1738.jpg.html
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1728.jpg.html
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1742.jpg.html
> 
> Even on the roads, mothers and kids were everywhere:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1766.jpg.html
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1769.jpg.html
> 
> Finally, in a vegetable market:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141015-1753.jpg.html
> 
> Please see LARGE
> 
> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome
> 
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
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