Pudong, Shanghai, China, Lee's `Travel in China' Page.

GUARDHOUSE There are two pedestrian entrances into the complex with a guardhouse at each.	GUARDHOUSE Traffic is one way. When it enters at the far gate it gets a token, it must present the token to this guardhouse when leaving.
HOUSING COMPLEX Part of the complex in which Bin has her apartment. Note the dwarf palms. The climate is very similar to that of Vancouver, Canada.	COMPLEX Part of the complex where Bin has her apartment.
COMPLEX Part of the complex where Bin has her apartment.	BIN'S APARTMENT Bin's apartment is on the ground floor. Note the bars on the doors and windows despite the security at the gates.
ELECTRICAL Main electrical panel with meters, for the end portion of the complex.	ELECTRICAL This is a 220 V. system. The small white boxes under the meters contain a fuse, a length of solder between two screws.
BIN / PUTA Bin, in the living room, lights incense for her morning prayers before the Puta. Note the heavy sweater she wears. In the background, sun streams through the window into the old kitchen which is now a den. Notice the space heater in the middle of the room to keep my legs warm while I work at my computer.	AQUARIUM Fish are not kept as pets but to save running to the store every day.
YI MING The wood frame, sliding glass, door, in front of Yi Ming, replaces the wall that used to seperate the two apartments. The metal, sliding glass door behind him is the entrance to an enclosed balcony which is the living quarters for the live in housekeeper.	LAUGHING AT MY POOR ATTEMPT TO SPEAK CHINESE Huang, Jing Fu, Bin's brother, (head of the table.) Zhang, Lai Feng, Jing Fu's wife, (red coat.) Chi, Mei Feng, the live-in house keeper, (closest to camera.)

INSIDE AND OUTSIDE BIN'S HOME IN SHANGHAI
GUARDHOUSE

Notice the rebar behind the wall. Construction on an expansion had been started
but then discontinued. I saw this in many places in Shanghai and Mexico.

GUARDHOUSE

There are two pedestrian entrances into the complex with a guardhouse at each. GUARDHOUSE

Traffic is one way. When it enters at the far gate it gets a token,
it must present the token to this guardhouse when leaving.
HOUSING COMPLEX

Part of the complex in which Bin has her apartment.
Note the dwarf palms. The climate is very similar to that of Vancouver, Canada. COMPLEX

Part of the complex where Bin has her apartment.
COMPLEX

Part of the complex where Bin has her apartment. BIN'S APARTMENT

Bin's apartment is on the ground floor.
Note the bars on the doors and windows despite the security at the gates.
ELECTRICAL

Main electrical panel with meters, for the end portion of the complex. ELECTRICAL

This is a 220 V. system. The small white boxes under the meters contain a fuse,
a length of solder between two screws.
BIN / PUTA

Bin, in the living room, lights incense for her morning prayers before the Puta.
Note the heavy sweater she wears.
In the background, sun streams through the window into the old kitchen which is now a den.
Notice the space heater in the middle of the room to keep my legs warm while I work at my computer. AQUARIUM

Fish are not kept as pets but to save running to the store every day.
YI MING

The wood frame, sliding glass, door, in front of Yi Ming,
replaces the wall that used to seperate the two apartments.
The metal, sliding glass door behind him is the entrance to an enclosed balcony
which is the living quarters for the live in housekeeper. LAUGHING AT MY POOR
ATTEMPT TO SPEAK CHINESE

Huang, Jing Fu, Bin's brother, (head of the table.)
Zhang, Lai Feng, Jing Fu's wife, (red coat.)
Chi, Mei Feng, the live-in house keeper, (closest to camera.)

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