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CHANGING CURRENTS
20 YEARS of REFLECTIONS
BIRDS IN CHINA - PHOTOS
CYCLING to XANADU
THE CHINESE DREAM
CHINESE NEW YEAR ADS
The MEDIUM, the MESSAGE and the SAUSAGE DOG
ANYONE FOR TENNIS?
VIEWS FROM ABOARD THE CHINA EXPRESS:
1 Zola and Retail Marketing
2 Playing the Waiting Game
3 Beware the Ides of March
4 The county not on a map
5 Chinese Chess in Beijing
6 Build it and They'll Come
7 Riding the Water Dragon
8 The Best of Both Worlds
9 Storming the Great Wall
10 Welcome to the Wangba
11 The Catcher in the Rice
12 The Marriage Business
13 The Crouching Dragon
14 Counting the Numbers
15 A Century of Migration
16 Shooting for the Stars
17 Rise of Yorkshire Puds
18 Harry Potter in Beijing
19 Standing Out in China
20 Self-pandactualisation
21 Strolling on the Moon
22 Tea with the Brothers
23 Animated Guangzhou
24 Trouble on the Farms
25 Christmas in Haerbin
26 Dave pops into Tesco
27 A Breath of Fresh Air
28 The Boys from Brazil
29 Rolls-Royce on a roll
30 The Great Exhibition
31 Spreading the Word
32 On Top of the World
33 Moonlight Madness
34 Beijing's Wild West
35 Avatar vs Confucius
36 Brand Ambassadors
37 Inspiring Adventure
38 China's Sweet Spot
39 Spinning the Wheel
40 Winter Wonderland
41 The End of the Sky
42 Ticket to Ride High
43 Turning the Corner
44 Trouble in Toytown
45 Watch with Mother
46 Red-crowned Alert
47 In a Barbie World
48 Domestic Arrivals
49 Tale of Two Taxis
50 Land of Extremes
51 Of 'Mice' and Men
52 Tour of the South
53 Brooding Clouds?
54 The Nabang Test
55 Guanxi Building
56 Apple Blossoms
57 New Romantics
58 The Rose Seller
59 Rural Shanghai
60 Forbidden Fruit
61 Exotic Flavours
62 Picking up Pace
63 New Year, 2008
64 Shedding Tiers
65 Olympic Prince
66 London Calling
67 A Soulful Song
68 Paradise Lost?
69 Brandopolises
70 Red, red wine
71 Finding Nemo
72 Rogue Dealer
73 Juicy Carrots
74 Bad Air Days
75 Golden Week
76 Master Class
77 Noodle Wars
78 Yes We Can!
79 Mr Blue Sky
80 Keep Riding
81 Wise Words
82 Hair Today
83 Easy Rider
84 Aftershock
85 Bread vans
86 Pick a card
87 The 60th
88 Ox Tales
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PHOTO STREAM

"Praying for a Happy New Year"; Emei Shan, Sichuan, 1st Jan 2010

Paying homage on top of Emei Mountain

"The art of badminton"; Hongchun Monastery, Sichuan, 30 Dec 2009

Monk

"She sells sea shells..."; Sanya, Hainan, 22nd December 2009

She sells sea shells on the sea shore.....

"Fun in the sun"; Sanya, Hainan, 17th December 2009

Not the full picture

"3G Salesman"; Lanzhou, Gansu, 13th Dec 2009

Not a
                           rap star, but a 3G salesman

"Red and blue Yellow River"; Lanzhou, Gansu, 10th Dec 2009

The red and blue Yellow River, Lanzhou, Gansu province...

"Some things never change"; Beijing, 26th November 2009

Some things
                           never change

"Colour coordinated"; Beijing, 26th November 2009

A very
                           Beijing colour scheme

"Migrant workers"; Shantou, Guangdong, 19th November 2009

Prisoners
                           of circumstance

"Street artist"; Guangzhou, Guangdong, 18th November 2009

Guangzhou street artist this afternoon

"5 inches of snow today"; Beijing, 10th November 2009

Long Push

This morning
                           in Beijing

"Tired of mopping"; Nandaihe, Hebei, October 2009

Tired of mopping

"Perfect rhythm"; Beijing, 24th October 2009

Beijing Gyration

"Early morning light"; Nandaihe, Hebei, 4th October 2009

Early morning light

National Day; Beijing, 1st October 2009

More than 99 red balloons floating in the Beijing sky

After the performance

Colour coded

Finale

This chap kindly directed me around one of the many barricades - (I took the shot while cycling
                           without looking through the viewfinder)

A ladies' delegation

National pride

A view of the show

Waggon number 11

"Raise the red lantern"; Beijing; 30th September 2009

Raise the
                           red lantern ;

Harley Davidson for US$40K; Beijing; 29th September 2009

Harley Davidson, Beijing by www.Chinese Currents.com

"Emporio"; Beijing; 17th September 2009

Emporio

"Gucci's scare tactics"; Beijing; 17th September 2009

Watch out!!

"Yille"; Beijing; 12th September 2009

Yille

"Behind the facade"; Beijing; 8th September 2009

Behind the fascade

"Father and son"; Shunyi, Beijing; August 2009

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"The boy from Brazil is back"; Shanghai, 21st August 2009

Ronaldo
                           playing a game in Shanghai

"Cycling home for dinner"; Shunyi, Beijing; 11th August 2009

Shunyi hutong

"All ages and abilities welcome"; Chaoyang, Beijing; 5th August 2009

Beijing riding school - all ages and abilities welcome

"Bank of China"; Manila, The Philippines; 1st July 2009

Bank of China

"All the fun of the fair";  Beijing, 26th June 2009

All the fun of the fair

"Graduation Day"; Renmin University; Beijing, 23rd June 2009

Graduation
                           Day - Renmin University, Beijing

Cycling from Beijing to Chengde, Hebei, 15th June 2009

Great
                           Wall - Beijing to Chengde

"Drum Beat"; Taipei, Taiwan, 3rd June 2009

Drum beat

"Long wait"; Taipei, Taiwan, 31st May 2009

Long wait

Sweet dreams in Ikea; Guangzhou, Guangdong, 26th May 2009

Sweet dreams in Ikea

"Working out"; Qinhuangdao, Hebei; 21st May 2009

In the gym

"Beijing Railway Station"; Beijing, 20th May 2009

Beijing Railway Station

"Exchanging photos"; Beidaihe, Hebei, May 2009

Exchanging photos

"Peacocks and stopcocks"; Beijing, 15th May 2009

Peacocks and stopcocks

"Romeo and Juliet"; Beijing, 15th May 2009

She speaks...

"Embracing change"; Beijing, 15th May 2009

Embracing change

Fun on the beach, Beidaihe, Hebei province, May 2009

Fun on the
                           beach, Beidaihe

Poplar seeds not snow, Hebei province, 5th May 2009

Poplar seeds, not snow.

Beidaihe, Hebei province, 8th May 2009

Calm before the storm

Beidaihe, Hebei province, on the May holiday, 2nd May 2009

Beidaihe, May holiday

Spring bride in Beijing, 4th April 2009

Spring bride in Beijing

China border post with Burma, western Yunnan, 2nd April 2009

Chinese
                           border post, Western Yunnan

"Siesta time", western Yunnan, 1st April 2009

Siesta
                           time, Yinjiang region, Yunnan, China

Crossing from China to Burma; western Yunnan, 29th March 2009

Crossing the border between China (right) and Burma (left)

"Three men in a boat", Beijing, 20th March 2009

Three
                           men in a boat, Beijing

"Natural Power", Beijing, 20th March 2009

Natural power, Beijing

Yuanming Yuan (Old Summer Palace), 18th March 2009

Across the bridge, Yuanming Yuan (Old Summer Palace) Beijing

Yuanming Yuan (Old Summer Palace), 18th March 2009

Still lake, Yuanming Yuan (Old Summer Palace) Beijing

"Running to catch the boat", Chongming, Shanghai, 8th March 2009

Don't miss the boat

Dongtan, Chongming island, Shanghai, 8th March 2009

Gathering reeds

Dongtan, Chongming island, Shanghai, 8th March 2009

Beasts of burden

Yangtse River, Shanghai, 8th March, 2009

Look out

Yangtse River, Shanghai, 8th March, 2009

Yangtse River patrol

Shanghai, 8th March, 2009

Waiting at the port

Tianya Haijiao, Sanya, Hainan, 27th February 2009

Guardian of The South

Tianya Haijiao, Sanya, Hainan, 27th February 2009

Hainan pagodas

Tianya Haijiao, Sanya, Hainan, 27th February 2009

Visitors
                           at the End of the Earth

Rural Hainan, 25th February 2009

Home with the wild veg

Rural Hainan, 25th February 2009

Hainan 19, Rural Hainan

Shenzhen airport, Guangdong, 24th February 2009

Sunset at
                           Shenzhen airport

"Reading in the snow"; Beijing, 20th February 2009

The reader (taken this afternoon in Beijing)

"Kites for sale"; Beijing, 20th February 2009

Kites for sale

"Sheperdess in the suburbs"; Beijing, 20th February 2009

Sheperdess
                           in the Beijing suburbs

"Serious game"; Beijing, 20th February 2009

Beijing table tennis

"A happy Valentine"; Shenzhen, Guangdong, 14th February 2009

A happy Valentine

"Urban Sanctuary"; Shenzhen, Guangdong, 14th February 2009

Urban sanctuary

"Crouching Tiger" in Fuxing Park, Shanghai, 11th February 2009

Crouching Tiger

Dancing in Fuxing Park, Shanghai, 11th February 2009

Dancing
                           in the park, Shanghai

"Colour against a frozen lake"; Summer Palace, Beijing, 8th Feb. '09

Bringing
                           a frozen lake to life, Beijing

"After sunset"; Tiananmen, Beijing, 7th February 2009

After sunset

"Waiting for sunset"; Tiananmen Square, Beijing, 7th February '09

Waiting for sunset in Beijing (when the flag is lowered)

"Bikes for rent"; Beijing, 7th February 2009

Bikes for
                           rent in Beijing

"Adidas store"; Sanlitun, Beijing, 7th February 2009

Adidas, Beijing

"Blending in"; Sanlitun, Beijing, 7th February 2009

Blending in, in Beijing

"iPod nano"; Gongtibei Lu, Beijing, 7th February '09

iPod nano, Beijing

"New Year decorations"; Beijing, 7th February '09

Chinese
                           New Year decorations, Beijing

"Family celebration"; Beidaihe, Hebei province, 2nd February '09

Singing a song for Grandma on her 80th birthday

"Riders on the [economic] storm"; Qinhuangdao, Hebei, 1st Feb '09

Black and white

"Fresh fruit"; Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, 1st February '09

Fresh fruit

"Ruby red"; Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, 1st February '09

Ruby red

"Let's dance!"; Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, 1st February '09

Let's dance!

"In a Barbie world"; Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, 1st February '09

In a Barbie world

"Lucky for some"; Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, 1st February '09

Lucky for some

"Relaxed shopping"; Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, 1st February '09

Relaxed shopping

"Wash day blues"; Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, 1st February '09

Wash day blues

"Urban wild"; Beidaihe, Hebei province, 28th January '09

Urban wild

"Flying the red flag"; Qilihai, Hebei province, 26th January '09

Red flags

"Raise the red lanterns"; Beidaihe, Hebei province, 24th January '09

Raise the
                           red lanterns

"Frozen sea"; Beidaihe, Hebei province, 23rd January 2009

Frozen sea

"CCTV Tower"; Beijing, 22nd January 2009

CCTV tower, Beijing

"Terminal 3"; Beijing, 20th January 2009

Beijing
                           airport, Terminal 3

"Say 'qiezi'"; Shanghai, 18th January 2009

Say "aubergine" (In China, "qiezi", not "cheese", is the prompt)

"Spraying off the grime"; Shanghai, 18th January 2009

Spraying
                           off the grime

"Hot and cold"; Shanghai, 18th January 2009

Hot and cold

"Misty day on the Bund"; Shanghai, 18th January 2009

Build it
                           and they'll come

"Waiting for a taxi"; Shanghai, 14th January 2009

Waiting for a taxi