[Leica] Fengdu

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Of course, why not? Pollution export is a fact after all, from the first
world to the developing world...
Jayanand

On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 7:29 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:

> Actually the EU the is largest trading partner of China and China the
> second largest trading partner of the EU-not the US. (2013 figures-European
> Commission)
>
> So it also can be said that "Let us not forget as well that
> a fair part of the pollution is a direct consequence of the *European*
> consumer's
> insatiable thirst for cheap goods...and as such can be seen as an export
> from rich countries to poor ones, where life is cheap..."
>
> Right?
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 11:58 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Nathan,
> > Thanks for looking. I suppose everybody has to make do the best they can
> > with the hand they have been dealt - the industrial pollution is  the
> trade
> > off for higher living standards, after all. Let us not forget as well
> that
> > a fair part of the pollution is a direct consequence of the US consumer's
> > insatiable thirst for cheap goods...and as such can be seen as an export
> > from rich countries to poor ones, where life is cheap...
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 12:08 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > 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
> > >
> > > Alicante, Spain
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> > > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
> > >
> > > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator
> > >
> > > YNWA
> > >
> > >
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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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