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I haven’t been able to post any photos for a while due to the FTP port being firewalled but now I have found another way.

I’ve taken these over the last couple of months using the trusty mobile phone - probably the most useful thing I’ve bought in China.

Here’s a shot of people queueing for a bus - note the man checking for queue-jumpers.

Saw this car the other day. It’s a Maestro with FAW badging. I believe that they produce these things in Changchun though I’m not 100%. Regardless, its still a terrible car - I never thought I’d see one here (Luckily I haven’t seen a Montego!) I wonder whether the Chinese bought the rights to produce the car or if they simply copied them? Either way, I think someone needs to tell them that this car is a heap of crap and should never be manufactured - even in China! To those condsidering buying one - 再别买这个车! 一文不直.

I wonder how long it is before I see some the more recent ex-Rover brands being driven on the streets?

I’m kind of used to seeing this stuff ‘drying’ in the streets. The chinese cabbage or 白菜 is left to dry so that it can be stored and for the winter when the price of vegetables goes up considerably. Problem is that it tastes quite rubbery after several months storage. I know people that use disinfectant to scrub their vegetables with before they

are cooked so they can get all of the black soot and dust off them.

Either someone is hoarding postboxes or this is the place where they are distributed from, your guess is as good as mine.