Romans in Gansu

href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/core/Slideshow/slideshowAudio.jhtml;jsessionidADQ41CJ22DTORQFIQMGCFFWAVCBQUIV0?xml=/AudioGallery/china/roman/nosplit/roman2.xml&site=news>Slide show from the Daily Telegraph - story by Richard Spencer

Wardrobe Rides Bike

Wardrobe Rides Bike, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

A Muslim Hui man carries a wardrobe on a bicycle in the western Chinese city of Lanzhou. Bicycling is the transportation mode of choice for up to 70% of the urban passenger trips in China. As the most populous country in the world, China has relied heavily on bicycles for passenger transportation. The economic reform policy adopted in the late 1970s has brought dramatic economic growth during the last decade. Subsequently, bicycle ownership in urban areas increased from one bicycle for every three persons in 1980 to one bicycle for every two persons in 1990.

crossing a double line

crossing a double line, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

A cyclist alone on a Shanxi road.

Futile gardening

Futile gardening, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

A gardener tends to shrubs along Beijing's third-ring road during a weekday rush hour

Shy Xiaojie

Shy Xiaojie, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

In a Beijing restaurant.

Shanghai Portraits Slideshow

shanghai 10

shanghai 10, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

A hairdresser talks on the phone as she waits for customers in Shanghai.

Chefs & Brothers

Chefs & Brothers, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

Working together at a Shanghai restaurant.

Shanghai - Pajamas

Shanghai - Pajamas, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

A woman in her pajamas in Shanghai.

Old friends

Old friends, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

老朋友 - 上海 -11月

Tiny Tourists

Tiny Tourists, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

Chinese tourists sit next to a wall in the Forbidden City in central Beijing.

gold fish

gold fish, originally uploaded by www.nataliebehring.com.

In Zhouzhuang, China