lane – Mimo Khair Creative

Behind the glitzy face of Shanghai

Jan 24, 2014

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in CHINA, old age, old people, Photography, shanghai, street

Behind the modern facade of Shanghai and the fashionable lifestyle of its rich, is a world of tradition hidden in the city’s old alleys. Every week when I visit these neighborhoods, I find less and less of them left. The city is changing so rapidly and the new has no room for the old. Modernization…

Let me spin you a tale

Mar 2, 2013

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~mimo~

in art, CHINA, contemplations, inspiration, life, old people, Photography, shanghai, story, street

I was walking in an old street in Shanghai with my camera taking in all the sights, smells and noises of the crowded narrow lanes when an unusual sight drew me in. I looked inside a smoky large room packed with rickety tables, chairs, tea pots, and men in hats, so many men in hats.…

Life in the old lanes~ Shanghai

Jan 16, 2013

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~mimo~

in CHINA, contemplations, human rights, life, Photography, shanghai, street

Behind and right next door to the glitz and glamour of Shanghai, real people live their real lives in the old lanes. The first shock you get walking through the very old parts of town is the extreme narrowness of the alleys and the very small size of the overcrowded rooms people call home. It…

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Behind the glitzy face of Shanghai

Let me spin you a tale

Life in the old lanes~ Shanghai