Walking monk

A monk outside a Buddhist temple in Guangzhou, China in July 2009

Worker relaxing

Man sleeping in Guangzhou, China in July 2009

Water statue

A statue by a pond in a Buddhist temple in Guangzhou, China in July 2009

Temple bamboo

Bamboo in a Buddhist temple in Guangzhou, China in July 2009

Donations box

Donations in a Buddhist temple in Guangzhou, China in July 2009

Miniature pagoda

A miniature pagoda structure in a Buddhist temple in Guangzhou, China in July 2009

Drinking tea

Tea drinking statue in a Buddhist temple in Guangzhou, China in July 2009

Toilet sign

Toilet sign in a Buddhist temple in Guangzhou, China in July 2009.

Roof tiles

Ceramic roof tiles stacked up in a Buddhist temple in Guangzhou, China in July 2009

Praying

Women praying in a Buddhist temple in Guangzhou, China in July 2009

Offering incense

Lighting incense in a Buddhist temple in Guangzhou, China in July 2009.

Temple statue

A statue in a Buddhist temple in Guangzhou, China in July 2009. Impressive

Fake monks

Fake monks outside a Buddhist temple in Guangzhou, China in July 2009. They tried to get a donation off me, thinking I was a gullible foreigner. Unbeleivable. Taking photos of them stopped them in their tracks

Living on a boat

Man on a boat in the Pearl River in Guangzhou, China in July 2009

Labourers on a construction site

Female labourer carting bricks in Guangzhou, China in July 2009

Pearl River junk

A junk on the Pearl River in Guangzhou, China in July 2009

Wedding couple

Photo of a wedding couple on a building in Shamian Dao, also known as Sand Surface Island, and earlier known as Shameen Island, in Guangzhou, China in July 2009.

Colonial building

A beautiful colonial building in Shamian Dao, also known as Sand Surface Island, and earlier known as Shameen Island, in Guangzhou, China in July 2009

Night busker

A busker signing at night by the Pearl River in Guangzhou, China in July 2009

Soho bar

The Soho bar by the Pearl River in Guangzhou, China in July 2009