Patterns, Structures, and Places to Live and Work
A pattern from the Forbidden City (a UNESCO World
Heritage Site), Beijing, People's Republic of China
(July, 2008).
Architectural detail from the Forbidden City, Beijing, People's Republic
of China (July, 2008).
Architectural detail from the Summer Palace
(a UNESCO World Heritage Site), Beijing,
People's Republic of China (July, 2008).
Detail from the Forbidden City, Beijing, People's
Republic of China (July, 2008).
Load-bearing wall in a paper-making village, Guizhou Province,
People's Republic of China (August, 2008).
The market, Kaili, Guizhou Province, People's Republic of China
(August, 2008).
Graffiti carved into the bricks of The Great Wall at Mutianyu
(a UNESCO World Heritage Site), Beijing, People's Republic of
China (July, 2008).
Bed makers, Kaili Market, Guizhou Province, People's Republic of
China (August, 2008).
Roof tiles, Xijiang Village, Guizhou Province, People's Republic of
China (August, 2008).
Beijing, People's Republic of China (July, 2008).
Longman Grottoes, Luoyang City, Henan Province, People's
Republic of China (July, 2008).
Paint on a door, The Forbidden City, Beijing, People's Republic
of China (July, 2008).
Detail from The Nine Dragons Screen near the Palace of Tranquil
Longevity in The Forbidden City, Beijing, People's Republic of
China (July, 2008).
Temple of Heaven, Beijing, People's Republic of China
(July, 2008).
A view from the past and into the present, from the Temple of Heaven
through dense thick smog to industrial buildings, Beijing,
People's Republic of China (July, 2008).
One of the few remaining Mao statues. Here, he
stands before an industrial smokestack in wickedly
dense polluted air, Luoyang City, Henan Province,
People's Republic of China (July, 2008).
Stone arch bridge building ... but it is being constructed
the old fashion way ... a way that could last centuries
(unless the earth shakes), near Xijiang Village, Guizhou
Province, People's Republic of China (August, 2008).
A stone and wood bridge in a Hmong village, Guizhou Province,
People's Republic of China (August, 2008).
A waterwheel utilizing recycled plastic soda
bottles to turn the wheel before lifting water
from the stream to an irrigation channel above,
Guizhou Province, People's Republic of China
(August, 2008).
A hutong in Beijing, People's Republic of China
(July, 2008).
Buddhas at Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang
City, Henan Province, People's Republic
of China (July, 2008).
Bells at the Antique Folk Ark Museum, Luoyang City,
Henan Province, People's Republic of China (July, 2008).
Tapestry at the Antique Folk Ark Museum, Luoyang
City, Henan Province, People's Republic of China
(July, 2008).
Cart at the Antique Folk Ark Museum, Luoyang City, Henan Province,
People's Republic of China (July, 2008).
Manhole cover for electrical lines, Beijing, People's Republic of China
(July, 2008).
All photographs, drawings and prose by Brad Houk unless otherwise noted.
Copyright © 2008 by Brad Houk, All Rights Reserved
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