Living on a boat

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

Pearl River junk

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

Night busker

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

Walking by the Pearl River

People walking alongside the Pearl River in Guangzhou, China in July 2009

Cruise boats on the Pearl River

A cruise boat on the Pearl River in Guangzhou, China in July 2009

Guangzhou on the Pearl River

The Pearl River in Guangzhou, China in July 2009

Drop it!

A young woman and child walking alongside the Pearl River in Guangzhou, China in July 2009. her t-shirt says drop it like you're clumsy

Pearl River bridges

Photographs of various bridges across the Pearl River in Guangzhou, China, taken in July 2009

The Canton Tower

Canton Tower, formerly known as Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower (Guangzhou Ta in Chinese), is an observation tower near Chigang Pagoda, Haizhu, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. It was topped-out in 2009 and became operational on September 29, 2010 for the 2010 Asian Games. The tower is the tallest tower in the world, replacing the CN Tower at 553 m in Canada. I took these photo in June 2009. It is a beautiful structure, elegant and timeless and  very dificult to photograph because it is so tall! With these photos I tried to give a sense of scale by conluding the buildings around it.

Pearl River junks

Junks in the Pearl River in Guangzhou, China, July 2009