Beijing nights

Douglas Eisenstark L.Ac

The first time I was in China I took a lot of photographs. I was really pleased with them. This trip I realized how much those photos were about things that seemed strange to me yet were common in Asia. "Look, all the bicycles, selling noodles on the street, red paint that is peeling."So halfway through this trip I tried at night to capture something of the feeling of Beijing, in other words, the abstract. I don't know if these are any less stereotypical but it was an interesting exercise.


This is the street my hotel was on. It is part of a Hutong which are old styled walled neighborhoods, now being re-built throughout China. This particular Hutong is split down the middle by a "modern" street.	.


	Qian Hai is a small lake around which there are a number of very hip and nice coffee shops and bars.