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People of Beijing and Fun, Creative Chinese Signs

I couldn’t resist mixing my two favourite themes: street photography and language!

So here are a few shots of the people of Beijing, plus several creative signs I collected.

Snacking on Tiananmen
Snacking on Tiananmen
Waiting for the Bus
Waiting for the Bus
Waiting for the Subway
Waiting for the Subway
Girl with the Umbrella
Girl with the Umbrella
The Guard
The Guard
The Policemen
The Policemen
The Chinese Tourists
The Chinese Tourists
The Yogurt Seller
The Yogurt Vendor
The Street Snack Vendor
The Street Snack Vendor
The Kid with the Camera
The Kid with the Camera
Texting and Driving
Texting and Driving
The Guard
The Guard
The Kids on Tiananmen
The Kids on Tiananmen
The Street Food Vendors
The Street Food Vendors
The Street Food Vendors
The Street Food Vendors
The Street Food Vendors
The Street Food Vendors
The Tourists
The Tourists
Hairstylists on a Break
Hairstylists on a Break
Squatting
Squatting
At Starbucks
At Starbucks
The Cleaner
The Cleaner
Gold Vendor
Gold Vendor
C'est Bon Water
C’est Bon Water
Srevice Station
Srevice Station
No Communist Party, No New China (propaganda poster)
No Communist Party, No New China (propaganda poster)
Found in a (Legit) Massage Place in Shenyeng
Found in a (Legit) Massage Place in Shenyeng
Basically, don't bump your head
Basically, don’t bump your head
Cute sign to remind people to flush (I think no one reads it)
Cute sign to remind people to flush (I think no one reads it)
Not sure WTF here!
Not sure WTF here!
Incurable diseases, really?
Incurable diseases, really?
I have no business going into a giant hole, I think
I have no business going into a giant hole, I think
This store has been around for a while, basically
This store has been around for a while, basically
Good life motto, no?
Good life motto, no?
Yeah... nope, I won't jump, I promise
Yeah… nope, I won’t jump, I promise
The information that was never inserted
The information that was never inserted
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Zhu

French woman in English Canada.

Exploring the world with my camera since 1999, translating sentences for a living, writing stories that may or may not get attention.

Firm believer that nobody is normal... and it’s better this way.

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