James Bowen's photos with the keyword: Provinces

Beilun Lighthouse

Zhenhai Bell Tower

15 Apr 2012 141
They have a lot of these bell towers all over China. This one is just down the road from where I live. From what I understand, they were developed a while ago before watches and pocket watches were developed so that people had an idea of the time.

Skating Statue?

15 Apr 2012 131
We think this looks like a speed skater!

Lightening The Load

Downtown Zhenhai

Pagodas In Zhenhai

Fun and Frolics at the Beach

Highest Point In Zhenhai

24 Aug 2010 169
Zhao Bao Shan‏ is the occupies the highest point in Zhenhai, which is where I'm living at the moment.

Statue In A Mazu Shrine

31 Oct 2010 166
Mazu is the Goddess who protects sailors (or so South East Chinese tradition has it) in much the same way that St. Nicholas does it in the Europe I think. This statue was in a cave shrine dedicated to her. I think this guy is a sailor, but I could be wrong (Mazu was a few feet to my left when I took the picture).

Zhenhai Homes

21 Nov 2010 133
One of my big problems with where I Iive is that so many of the apartment building look drab. All the homes in Zhenhai look much like this. The only place where I've seen so many drab homes is in Warsaw. There must me something about communist housing!

Zhenhai Homes

21 Nov 2010 115
One of my big problems with where I Iive is that so many of the apartment building look drab. All the homes in Zhenhai look much like this. The only place where I've seen so many drab homes is in Warsaw. There must me something about communist housing!

Zhenhai Memorial Park

Zhaobaoshan Bridge

Iron Foundry in Zhenhai