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I went to China for the first time in 1987 as part of a group of professors from Heidelberg College. We spent our first night in Beijing at the Friendship Hotel. I was up early the next morning and found this street sweeper with her broom sweeping the driveway in front of the hotel. For some reason the sight of her convinced me that I really was in China.
The picture above was scanned from a slide.
10 comments:
very interesting!
What an amazing sight in our day of motorized sweepers.I just bet she was proud to be doing her job.
Blessings,Ruth
Such a wonderful photo George!!! This also makes me appreicate my 'factory' made broom with the perfect bristles!
You have taken me deeper into China. Wonder how deep I shall be in.
That is one cool broom!
I love the composition and subject matter of your photo, George! You can even see your shadow in the foreground..neat!!
Very nice shot of something we don't see here. I would imagine she did take her job very seriously.
Wonderful authentic feel to the photo. I love the wiry old broom that the lady is using.
I'm not surprised this photo convinced you that you were in China.
Oh, this reminds me of our trip to China. Timeless moment there. Thank you.
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