Recent content by olli

Grey skies, persistent rain, and low-lying cloud. Not the best day for a sightseeing visit to the Canton Tower.

Like many Western companies Uber charged into the Chinese market, failed miserably, and promptly withdrew. The guys on the left of the picture in yellow are the delivery riders for Meituan, which is the big beast when it comes to delivery here. They can get you pretty much anything and generally...

There seems to be a bit of a grey area around helmets. I've no idea at what point an electrically powered two-wheeler is considered a vehicle. And given that most people ride their scooters on the pavement anyway they probably don't think they need one. Even on the roads there are quite a few...

I was waiting at a pedestrian crossing today, watching a man in front of me carefully parking his scooter. Once he had it placed as he wanted it he put one hand on the saddle, his other hand on the adjacent concrete bollard and eased himself effortlessly into a handstand. He did a few leg...

After one too many encounters with these types my attitude now is, **** them. Permit or not, nobody should have the authority to shut down public spaces which I, as a taxpayer, own and pay for unless there's a serious emergency happening.

Jiujiaochang Road, Shanghai

Presumably it's a public space? Carry on with your walk. Let them wait. If they don't like it, tough. (Can you tell I've had bad experiences with self-important TV/film types in the past?)

Very nice. I've tried a few like this in the past but I've never got that nice texture/ripple effect you have here.

Zhongshan Road, Shanghai

Nanjing Road East, Shanghai

Crawfordsburn, Northern Ireland

Colonel Sanders in China:

Guizhou Road, Shanghai

I'm just back in Guangzhou after a week in Shanghai and I have around 2000 pictures to work my way through. For starters here are a few shots of Shanghai's three tallest skyscrapers.

Cantonese opera performers. Beijing Road, Guangzhou.