Urban Oasis

Urban Oasis.
Image taken in Puxi, Shanghai China..A tiny old Shanghai lane house, one of the few left standing…but only for a couple more weeks and it will be gone!..Making way for yet more high rise blocks of faceless apartment blocks like the ones seen behind it 😦

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14 thoughts on “Urban Oasis”

adrianpym on December 8, 2012 at 4:19 pm said:

Interesting – the hanging green fruit (?) caught my eye – thought it was a banana at first! Do you know waht it is?

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- adrianpym on December 8, 2012 at 4:20 pm said:
  
  What not waht!!
  
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  - throughenglisheyesmark on December 8, 2012 at 6:30 pm said:
    
    Hi Adrian,
    
    Its a Si Gua 丝瓜 towel gourd, sponge cucumber. They grow them to be quite large then dry them in the sun and then use them as luffa’s for washing 🙂
    
    Cheers
    
    Mark
fgassette on December 8, 2012 at 8:28 pm said:

I remembered when a neighborhood was displaced by urban renewal bringing in high rise apartment buildings with even higher rent that the displaced people could not afford. This pushed them further away from the city and made life even harder for them.

BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!

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- throughenglisheyesmark on December 9, 2012 at 10:45 am said:
  
  Oh yes…change always means more cost !
  
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bluebrightly on December 9, 2012 at 2:13 am said:

Yes it’s not clean, yes it may not have hot running water, but it’s human, it’s connected to the earth, it’s personal. They lose all that every time they replace these with high rises. If only in the headlong rush to material wealth there could be a recognition of qualities of life that respect our humanity. I’m so glad you’re out there documenting these places. My brother & sister-in-law have an apartment one of those high rises so I can see the advantages and I know there’s a need for housing, but…

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- throughenglisheyesmark on December 9, 2012 at 10:44 am said:
  
  Thank you bluebrightly, your comments are so appreciated:)
  Regards
  Mark
  
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suburbaphobe on December 9, 2012 at 5:36 am said:

Beautiful shot, haunting juxtaposition because we its future. Thank you for capturing it before it’s gone.

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- throughenglisheyesmark on December 9, 2012 at 10:42 am said:
  
  Thanks subeuraphobe 🙂
  
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David A Lockwood on December 9, 2012 at 7:09 pm said:

A lot going on in this image – every time I look, I find more – well made.

David.

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- throughenglisheyesmark on December 10, 2012 at 2:00 pm said:
  
  Thank you David 🙂
  
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Marcia Clarke on December 14, 2012 at 5:51 am said:

The price of progress! Thanks for the visit

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Michael Ivy on December 16, 2012 at 3:02 am said:

Wow. Such a beautiful image! I just came from a trip to Nanjing, China to present some research, and this image helps me remember how I fel in love with China. Thank you so much for that. Much appreciated.

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- throughenglisheyesmark on December 17, 2012 at 10:36 am said:
  
  Thanks again Michael, I’m so happy my images bring back fond memories of your visit to China.
  
  Regards
  
  Mark
  
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