Hefei, China

Location Description

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View from my hotel window, first morning on the ground....
In case you need some meditative relief in southwestern...
Before I left on my trip, I joked that I expected Hefei...
I wish I could say I had been proved wrong.
The Gentlefolk Hotel looks more like a factory than a hotel.
Hefei apparently has its own type of traffic lights,...
Next to a park on Fanhua Da Lao (Fanhua Road). At night...
Chinese commuter.
Chinese delivery vehicle. Also note the highway spec...
Sunset from the break room at the office.
New apartment buildings going up by the dozen.
Road that connects hotel to work. Taken from a cab on...
On Sunday a lot of people seemed to have the day off...
Chinese window cleaning.
Close up. I'm not even sure I noticed the guy on the...
Hotel 2.0: The Upgrade. The Kolam Gloria Plaza Hotel on...
View from my window the morning of the 24th.
Sun just starts to become visible through the smog. One...
Smog rise...
One more shot.
Smog set from work back in the land of smog and tower cranes.
A bit more dramatic.
On Sunday since we had no power, my manager and coworker...
Another view toward downtown... somewhere in the smog.
View of the apartment complex south of our conference...
View to the south.
Another shot of the stadium up close. I think my CEO...
Catherine, you might be entertained to learn that I woke...
View the next morning of the gantry crane. This was the...
Huge high rise condo complex going up in Western Hefei:...
So last time I was here I really enjoyed running along...
You can see a little bit of the river walk still...
A little Christian church next to the park. With a cell...
View of the park and the exquisite taste of life of...
My poor little park. Not very pleasant anymore. Bummed I...
Elevated train track tower, old man fishing in the muck,...
In case you were tempted, sign says no swimming under...
Post-apocalyptic park. I can only imagine how much more...
Lunch at a local hotpot restaurant on my day off....
Our customer's event/ceremony for the Minister of...
At the office in Hefei: Thunderstorm rolling in around...
I'm always fascinated by fancy food around the world....
Double-wide car carrier. Never seen these in the U.S....
Going to visit the mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-sen.