When we were walking after dinner one evening, we came upon this small street that seems out of place amidst the new construction in Feicheng. The street reminds me, in part, of the Hutong Area in Beijing.
At first I thought that many of the apartments were empty, but I’m not so sure. An old woman who came out of one of the doors eyed us suspiciously and returned to her home behind the wall. Oh I wanted her picture, yet felt as if I would be imposing.
I wonder if these homes will remain or if they will fall in the path of progress and high-rise apartment buildings. Why allow 20 families to live in a space that could house 200 or more?
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My Chinese friend, less inhibited than I, peers into one of the courtyards.
At first I thought it abandoned, the lock and mailbox suggest it is not.
You can seen the outline of a decoration or sign, possibly from the New Year’s Celebration.
As I understand it, the paper picture and banners call for good fortune, good health, and happiness. They are hung during the Chinese New Year and remain throughout the year as talismans to bring good fortune into the household.
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