A smoggy city view on the first morning
A Few Days in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China - 7th October 2006
Nosher finally scores a working trip to mainland China - via Hong Kong - and ends up in Nanjing, some 250 miles north west of Shanghai. Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu province, and is some what pejoritavely known as a second-tier city, despite having some significant history. There wasn't a huge amount of time to actually roam around, but by the end of the week it was decided to throw caution to the wind and walk back from the offices to the hotel, and see a bit of life on the streets of Nanjing. There's also a sort-of "working" visit to the Buddhist temple that's right behind the offices where Nosher is stationed for the week. The office we were stationed in was notable for having perhaps the smelliest toilets in the universe - by the end of the week, it was possible to hold the breath for much longer than at the start.
next album: Tim's 60th Birthday, Brown's Restaurant, Trumpington Road, Cambridge - 16th October 2006
previous album: Nanjing by Night, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China - 4th October 2006
The streets as seen from the office
The Buddhist temple behind the office
A road-sign challenge for a Latin alphabet user
The alley behind the office
Apartment blocks
Some guy on his bike, loaded with the weekly shop
Outside a house, a woman chops vegetables
Nanjing suburb street
A local and an official at the President's Palace
People mill around outside the President's Palace
Flowers get watered
A woman with a funky traditional hat
The President's Palace
Someone takes a photo
An old dude sells pamphlets
The Nanjing Central Library
A street-side shop
Nanjing's central public library
A woman tries to sell fruit as cyclists pass by
His 'n' Her Hipsters in Nanjing
The fruit seller on the cycle path
More Nanjing cyclists
An old Trolley Bus passes by
Some kind of shop-on-wheels
A bloke on a bike
Cycles tow rather large amounts of stuff
A guy pauses whilst hauling tubs of mystery stuff
A Chinese dragon statue, outside a bank
A load of parked bikes
A musical fountain dances along to classical music
A busy junction
A view of downtown Nanjing from the 46th floor
More of downtown Nanjing from the Crowne Plaza
Clause 6: don't play the recorder
Nosher's rather large hotel room
En-suite bathroom and walk-in wardrobe
The entrance to the Buddhist temple
Local Buddhists chant and pray
A gold Buddha on an altar
Temple room
The back yard of the temple/monastery
A golden deity rides an elephant
A thousand miniature Buddhas around the walls
A golden column
The temple is surrounded by run-down suburbs
Ashish looks out
Asish on some steps
Prayer wheels spin prayers out into the world
Colleague Ashish spins the Buddhist prayer wheels
Ashish mills around in a courtyard
An impressive decorated ceiling
A view from the top of the temple
QC colleague Zhang's back can be seen in the office
People meet and read newspapers
People discuss the issues of the day
Another golden statue, with rats running around
A stacked urn
Solidified molten wax from a thousand candles
One of our local Chinese colleagues roams around
A derelict room
The front entrance to the temple
A suburban back street
More bicycles
A guy saws wood in the street near the office
Dudes up a ladder talk animatedly about something
Another dude on a bike passes by
A back-street moped
Down a back street, there's outdoor washing up
A bright poster in a sea of beige
More bike action
In the office
Nosher (right) types something on a laptop
More bicycles are seen on the way to the airport
Red and yellow apartment block
A plane taxis at Chep Lap Kok
A lone traveller waits at the airport
Nosher's Dragonair flight at the gate
It's pretty deserted at Chep Lak Kok
Boredom on the tarmac: an operative waits for action
A mountain range in Mongolia
Sunset on the Airbus A-340 over the Gobi Desert
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A smoggy city view on the first morning
A smoggy city view on the first morning
The streets as seen from the office
The Buddhist temple behind the office
A road-sign challenge for a Latin alphabet user
The alley behind the office
Apartment blocks
Some guy on his bike, loaded with the weekly shop
Outside a house, a woman chops vegetables
Nanjing suburb street
A local and an official at the President's Palace
People mill around outside the President's Palace
Flowers get watered
A woman with a funky traditional hat
The President's Palace
Someone takes a photo
An old dude sells pamphlets
The Nanjing Central Library
A street-side shop
Nanjing's central public library
A woman tries to sell fruit as cyclists pass by
His 'n' Her Hipsters in Nanjing
The fruit seller on the cycle path
More Nanjing cyclists
An old Trolley Bus passes by
Some kind of shop-on-wheels
A bloke on a bike
Cycles tow rather large amounts of stuff
A guy pauses whilst hauling tubs of mystery stuff
A Chinese dragon statue, outside a bank
A load of parked bikes
A musical fountain dances along to classical music
A busy junction
A view of downtown Nanjing from the 46th floor
More of downtown Nanjing from the Crowne Plaza
Clause 6: don't play the recorder
Nosher's rather large hotel room
En-suite bathroom and walk-in wardrobe
The entrance to the Buddhist temple
Local Buddhists chant and pray
A gold Buddha on an altar
Temple room
The back yard of the temple/monastery
A golden deity rides an elephant
A thousand miniature Buddhas around the walls
A golden column
The temple is surrounded by run-down suburbs
Ashish looks out
Asish on some steps
Prayer wheels spin prayers out into the world
Colleague Ashish spins the Buddhist prayer wheels
Ashish mills around in a courtyard
An impressive decorated ceiling
A view from the top of the temple
QC colleague Zhang's back can be seen in the office
People meet and read newspapers
People discuss the issues of the day
Another golden statue, with rats running around
A stacked urn
Solidified molten wax from a thousand candles
One of our local Chinese colleagues roams around
A derelict room
The front entrance to the temple
A suburban back street
More bicycles
A guy saws wood in the street near the office
Dudes up a ladder talk animatedly about something
Another dude on a bike passes by
A back-street moped
Down a back street, there's outdoor washing up
A bright poster in a sea of beige
More bike action
In the office
Nosher (right) types something on a laptop
More bicycles are seen on the way to the airport
Red and yellow apartment block
A plane taxis at Chep Lap Kok
A lone traveller waits at the airport
Nosher's Dragonair flight at the gate
It's pretty deserted at Chep Lak Kok
Boredom on the tarmac: an operative waits for action
A mountain range in Mongolia
Sunset on the Airbus A-340 over the Gobi Desert