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Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Still There in Changsha: Yanjiatang Lane

Yanjiatang Lane in Changsha (晏家塘巷)


Shortly after I took the above photo, a man approached me and asked what I was photographing. I answered, "This road!"

Feeling he might still have concerns about my intentions, I added "It feels comfortable."

He smiled, and that was that.

Yanjiatang Lane (晏家塘巷) was one of the areas that I wouldn't have been surprised to have found greatly transformed during this most recent return to Changsha, but most seemed basically the same as I remembered. However, there were signs, specifically the red circled "征" character I have seen previously in other soon-to-be-demolished neighborhoods in Changsha, that this will be the last time I see the lane as I did today.

"征" character on a building at Yanjiatang Lane in Changsha (晏家塘巷)


Another time, I will share scenes from the street with the same name from which this lane directly extends and other nearby streets where the demolishing is already far more advanced. For today, below are some more scenes from comfortable Yanjiatang Lane.

Yanjiatang Lane in Changsha (晏家塘巷)



Yanjiatang Lane in Changsha (晏家塘巷)



items for sale alongside Yanjiatang Lane (晏家塘巷) in Changsha



Van stopped on Yanjiatang Lane (晏家塘巷) in Changsha


Yanjiatang Lane (晏家塘巷) in Changsha



man using his mobile phone while sitting on motor scooter at Yanjiatang Lane (晏家塘巷) in Changsha



Yanjiatang Lane (晏家塘巷) in Changsha



flowers (at least some artificial) for sale at Yanjiatang Lane (晏家塘巷) in Changsha

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