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PaD Shanghai: 143

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Escalator up to a pedestrian overpass at Yanan Elevated Road - as is frequently the case, the escalator is not working....

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PaD Shanghai: 142

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Getting some "sheng jian" baozi (dumplings) from a small place near school - these ones are fried in oil - at this shop you have to buy a token for what you're going to buy, hand the token to this guy and he'll give you six burning hot sheng jian

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PaD Shanghai: 141

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Non-shikumen old laneway housing off Xietu Lu southeast of Xujiahui - a small island surrounded by redevelopment

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PaD Shanghai: 140

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Tricycle "pickup" riders waiting at a red light at Fenglin Lu/Yueyang Lu and Zhaojiabang Lu - from a pedestrian overpass

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PaD Shanghai: 139

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3 wheeled motorcycle/tricyle transport in Suzhou parked outside someone's home - you can fit 4 people (not particularly comfortably or safely) in the back

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PaD Shanghai: 138

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A side alley in "Cité Bourgogne", a lilong of Shikumen housing built in 1930, along Jianguo Zhong Lu

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PaD Shanghai: 137

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A small street in Hangzhou with several small recycling depots (one is on the left) - bicycles show up and dump their load, then trucks cart it off (I presume to bigger depots, or to buyers) - in one of the few relatively intact older districts of Hangzhou

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PaD Shanghai: 136

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Arches in a lilong alleyway off Huaihai Zhong Lu near Yandang Lu

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PaD Shanghai: 135

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Underneath the intersection of Huaihai Zhong Lu and Chongqing Nan Lu with elevated road and pedestrian bridges

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PaD Shanghai: 134

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A small street in Hangzhou with several small recycling depots (one is on the right with the arched roof) - bicycles show up and dump their load, then trucks cart it off (I presume to bigger depots, or to buyers) - on the right you can also see a bicycle (dumpcycle?) showing hinged construction to dump the load more easily

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