磐 Pan 安 An
Shopping for the Chinese New Year (Feb. 2016, street shops at Chengbin Rd.)
Shopping for the Chinese New Year (Feb. 2016, street shops at Chengbin Rd.)
The Spring Festival, Feb. 2016
Lottery store, Aug. 2016
Mr. Shaobing, Aug. 2016 (Part of the project: 100 People of Pan'an)
Summer night free movies, Aug. 2016 (part of the project: Pan'an Blues)
Shopping for the Chinese New Year (Jan 2019, street shops at Chengbin Rd. - yes, Chengbin Rd was torn down and rebuilt completely)
Store behind the Wall, Jan 2019
A Brief History of 磐安
Located in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, 磐安 was named from “安于磐石” (as still as huge rocks) during the war in 1939, had been lost in history during the Great Leap Forward in 1958, and came back during the Reform and Opening in 1983.
Surrounded by mountains, 磐安 was hard to reach. The geography makes 磐安 disadvantaged for economic development, and also makes it the place for national nature reserves, well-known shiitake and tea, and cultural heritages.
My parents came to 磐安 among the first generations to build the town in the 1980s. I was born here and grew up here.