thanks for the kind words.

absntr: canon 20d with the 18-55mm lens that came with it. the night shots with a 85mm
prime and a few with 50mm I think.

food: I had the neckstrap of the cam fixed with the straps of my backpack so it wasnt
bouncing around. works pretty good.

skitbra: for me it was full of eyecandy and a big adventure playground. The highrise
appartment blocks are not as run down as in lots of western countries. they are
spotless inside and a bit like vertical villages. There seams to be always somebody
to take care of every bit of the buildings, overpasses and streets. I dont know enough
about the life there because I dont speak mandarin but it seams to me like the city
is full of very optimistic people. For me as an outsider its like an utopia from the
50ies and 60ies come true. of course with a price like insane pollution and hard
conditions for the mayority of the country but its hard for me to make a judgement from
the outside as it might be the right way to bring prosperty to the country. I havent
even understood who is behind all those skyscrapers because most of them look emty
at night.