Life in a Chinese city (1985/86): Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images http://hahn.zenfolio.com/chengdu_1985 Photographs taken in Chengdu, Sichuan province, in the mid-1980s, when I lived, studied and taught at Sichuan University. Most of the old urban fabric is gone now. It was an intimate and intricate city once, and, if one paid attention to detail, one could still detect traces of interesting slices of the past, imperial, Republican or socialist-revolutionary. With the Cultural Revolution barely a decade past, some of the people encountered in the streets or teahouses still had a traumatized air about them. Unlike Shanghai, it was evident that individuals and instititions were still in a state of suspicion when it came to dealing with strangers, including foreigners. The term neidi (the "interior of the country") was frequently used to explain this less than open attitude. <br/><br/>On the other hand, Chengdu was Deng Xiaoping's home turf, and his call for economic reform was implemented here much earlier than in any city north of the Yangzi. A meal for five in a privately owned restaurant (and there were many of them) near campus was the equivalent to about $3, including a bottle of Green-Leaf beer. New zoning regulations, transportation and new housing would soon wipe the old neighborhoods clean, with only a few pockets deemed worth preserving, mainly around the Buddhist Wenshuyuan and the Taoist Qingyanggong temples. Signs of wholesale displacement were already in evidence back in 1985. Though often lacking in opportunity, in sanitation and contemporary amenities, in the old streets, for a short while, life seemed good. <br/><br/><strong>Additional note</strong>: By and large, Chengdu was a car-less, walkable city back then. <br/><br/>Equipment used: Nikon &amp; Leica with manual-focus lenses. Film scanned on Epson 4990 and processed in Lightroom 3.2. <br/><br/>Thomas H. Hahn<br/>Ithaca, NY en-us (C) Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Wed, 26 Jan 2011 03:38:22 GMT Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:04:18 GMT Characters City Scenes http://hahn.zenfolio.com/img/s9/v2/p532875486-10.jpg Life in a Chinese city (1985/86): Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images http://hahn.zenfolio.com/chengdu_1985 120 73 Living public lives in a semi-public alleyway http://hahn.zenfolio.com/chengdu_1985/e5E6DEFA

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Firecrackers http://hahn.zenfolio.com/chengdu_1985/e10D85A6 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:03:26 GMT Drying turnip http://hahn.zenfolio.com/chengdu_1985/eB59CA8B

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Devout http://hahn.zenfolio.com/chengdu_1985/e190AA459 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 03:50:10 GMT Collecting trash http://hahn.zenfolio.com/chengdu_1985/e2A40BF1

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Wangjianglou Park V http://hahn.zenfolio.com/chengdu_1985/e418DD1E Wed, 26 Jan 2011 03:54:51 GMT Playing a round of crocket in the Wangjianglou Park http://hahn.zenfolio.com/chengdu_1985/e1E64FF7F

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Random encounter http://hahn.zenfolio.com/chengdu_1985/e1F13F6CB Fri, 11 Aug 2006 02:59:31 GMT Prof. Ren Jiyu http://hahn.zenfolio.com/chengdu_1985/e75802CF

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Prof. Ren Jiyu http://hahn.zenfolio.com/chengdu_1985/e75802CF Wed, 26 Jan 2011 03:56:03 GMT Felice, helping out around the house http://hahn.zenfolio.com/chengdu_1985/e190AE7BE

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Felice, helping out around the house http://hahn.zenfolio.com/chengdu_1985/e190AE7BE Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:16:56 GMT Walking towards a market street near the Sichuan University campus http://hahn.zenfolio.com/chengdu_1985/e3E9186A4

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) "Urban renewal" in the old part of town http://hahn.zenfolio.com/chengdu_1985/e1804D665 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 03:49:13 GMT Small factory discharging colorful toxic streams of waste into a tributary of the Jinjiang River http://hahn.zenfolio.com/chengdu_1985/eDCAB00F

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