China Scenes: Dunhua, Jilin

by Brian Glucroft

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I've been pushing ahead with a post regarding an old favorite topic here -- Google and China -- but it still needs some work.  In the meantime, another series of photos, this time from a location in northeast China -- Dunhua, Jilin.  I chose to come to Dunhua because I was traveling from Yanji to Jilin City and wanted to stop somewhere in between.  I knew nothing about the city except its location on a map.

After arriving at the long distance bus station and walking around looking for a place to stay, it proved to be a surprisingly interesting area, especially the village towns that surrounded the central district of the city.

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On the bus to Dunhua

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Market

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Central shopping district

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Tricycle-cart-taxi (my name)

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Sleeping where you work

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A long walk

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Village home

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Kids posing in a village street

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Elementary school classroom

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Central district

Based in Shanghai for over 4 years, Brian Glucroft has worked as a researcher in the user experience field for online services, electronic devices, and software companies, including Microsoft China, and has a new blog at Isidor's Fugue.