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China "A Stranger's Eye" Jay Dunn(50 images)
A Stranger's Eye

Created for the 2500th anniversary of Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi, "A Stranger's Eye" is an in-depth exploration from a resident of this poor but proud industrial area, at once essential to China's future growth, and neglected as coastal metropolises hunger for its water and energy.

Blessed with fertile soil, plentiful resources, and...
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. Sellers of "baozi", China's steamed dumpling,  are surprised by a stranger's interest. This vibrant area behind Yingze Dajie close to the train station was modernized, and is unrecognizable today. By photographer Jay Dunn
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. A traditional drum and cymbal troupe performs their thundering music before the great triumphalist monument at Taiyuan's Wuyi Square, named for the May 1st Worker's Day. By photographer Jay Dunn
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. Shanxi drummers can be found performing their unique brand of dance and rhythm across the province, enlivening events of all kinds. By photographer Jay Dunn
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. Friends share classic Flying Pigeon bikes too big for them along this country road near Jingci Park. By photographer Jay Dunn
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. An older man enjoys the afternoon sun in a traditional neighborhood alley. China's seniors are active until their very late years. By photographer Jay Dunn
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. A cold winter morning in the rough and tumble industrial neighborhoods near "Tai Gang," or Taiyuan Iron & Steel, which dominates the area. By photographer Jay Dunn
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. Oblivious to the teeming shoppers around them, two brothers sleep in a wheeled cart near the Hou Jia Xiang vegetable market. By photographer Jay Dunn
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. Kids run along above-ground drainage pipes running parallel to a main coal transport road heading south from Taiyuan. By photographer Jay Dunn
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. Rising from a dry riverbed to more that 2,000 meters, a Shanxi landscape reflects its long history in ancient pathways and terraces for every use. By photographer Jay Dunn
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  • China, Datong, 2007. A shepherd takes his flock through this cornfield near Datong, in Shanxi's dry but fertile north country.. By photographer Jay Dunn
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  • China, Duncun, 2008. High up in the fields away from the small Shanxi town of Duncun, a grave marked by the setting sun and the tight shape of a tulip bud. By photographer Jay Dunn
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  • China, Datong, 2008. Suspended from a sheer cliff face by little more than wooden supports and a prayer, the 1400 year old Xuankong Temple is safe above a valley prone to flooding. By photographer Jay Dunn
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. Juewei mountain villagers take advantage of an empty yard to stockpile coal for heating and cooking. Shanxi earthen-wall houses are commonly tunneled right into the hillside. By photographer Jay Dunn
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. Pride and joy of Shanxi locals, Juewei mountain apples grow small and sweet on the terraced fields high above Taiyuan's often poor air. By photographer Jay Dunn
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. Partners from dawn until dusk, these Juewei mountain apple farmers rotate their duties - one manages the horse and hand-plow, the other tends the trees that are their livelihood. By photographer Jay Dunn
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. Perched on an inaccessible cliff face, a colorful Buddhist shrine beckons travelers on foot up the steep paths of Juewei Mountain. By photographer Jay Dunn
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. A Chinese opera performer puts on makeup backstage. All the members of this traditional arts group are from the same village. By photographer Jay Dunn
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. Each fall close to the September full moon, a successful Shanxi farmer pays for free Chinese opera performances in this Taiyuan neighborhood. By photographer Jay Dunn
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. Free for the whole neighborhood, rapt residents watch all-day Chinese opera performances during the September full moon day. By photographer Jay Dunn
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. A female Chinese opera performer waits in the wings for her entrance. Traditional costumes can often be quite heavy, and makeup elaborate. By photographer Jay Dunn
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. The middle school attached to Taiyuan Teacher's College is housed in a beautiful 100 year old building formerly Taiyuan's first university. Classes are full to capacity, often with more than 50 students each. By photographer Jay Dunn
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. The busy street of Hou Jia Xiang, on a narrow causeway between two schools. Well served by college and elementary school students, the vendors on this small street provided everything from food to stationery.  toenergetic until its makeover recently By photographer Jay Dunn
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. Medical technicians and police monitor the entrance to one of the campuses of Taiyuan Teacher's College during the SARS outbreak in 2003. Students were locked down inside their schools with no notice. By photographer Jay Dunn
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. The vibrant street of Hou Jia Xiang, just off Taiyuan's main Wu Yi Square, shown completely closed down during the SARS outbreak of 2003. (see photo 22 of this essay.) By photographer Jay Dunn
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. A three-year old wearing a protective mask during China's SARS outbreak of 2003. Taiyuan was second only to Beijing in the number of infections. By photographer Jay Dunn
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