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The owner of this neighborhood is digging up every tree on the sidewalk and moving them about 3 feet closer to the road. #moneyburningahole #ohchina #expatlife (at Chengdu, Sichuan)

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Yesterday's photo: Sorry I couldn't for everyone in! Teachers and families alike enjoyed a movie night Under the Stars in busy Chengdu. Amazingly, partially because of a rainstorm the night before, the stars actually did sparkle in the (usually overcast) night sky. #chengdu #china #photooftheday #schoollife #students #teachers #movie #stars #movienight #instadaily #instachina #expatlife #laowailife

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Tonight, ladies stood outside a spa singing military songs and dancing. Friends said it was possibly a reopening of the spa or the anniversary of its opening. Either way, it made for an interesting show during dinner! #chengdu #china #photooftheday #dancing #spa #instadaily #instachina #expatlife #laowailife

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"Super man katie!" After a very tiring, migraine-filled day, I came home and found an email one of my students sent me. He had made a splatter painting at art.com and also completely made my day. #chengdu #china #photooftheday #schoollife #students #art #art.com #artpad #instadaily #expatlife #laowailife

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Happy Cinco de Mayo! #chengdu #china #photooftheday #thegoodlife #peters #cincodemayo #instadaily #expatlife #laowailife

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From decals on the car to stuffed kitties hanging inside, this car shows true Hello Kitty obsession. This isn't unique in Asia. Asia boasts a Hello Kitty amusement park, multiple hotels, and, until recently, even Chengdu had a Hello Kitty cafe. #chengdu #china #photooftheday #hellokitty #car #driver #obsession #asia #instadaily #expatlife #laowailife

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I'm spending the last evening before school resumes at The Bookworm listening to local artist, Katie. Next year, she'll be attending university in the USA but she's spending tonight playing a set at this expat hotspot before heading home to continue studying for an AP exam tomorrow. #chengdu #china #photooftheday #schoollife #sunday #sing #singer #music #thebookworm #instachina #instadaily #expatlife #laowailife

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This is so not a great picture, but tonight I went to Carrefour to grab some fruits and veggies. I ended up spending a little more than 150RMB (the imported chestnut butter and salad dressing cost more than 1/3 of that). Even so, that comes out to about 25 dollars. What does $25 worth of your typical food shopping look like? I'm curious! Take a picture and tag it #formy25. #photooftheday #chengdu #china #food #comparison #fruits #vegetables #shopping #carrefour

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Can you tell what these are? Fishing is a huge industry in the relatively (key word!) pollution-free Hainan. At the Sanya airport, you have a final chance to stock up on fish, the perfect island snack/souvenir. #sanya #china #photooftheday #airport #flying #fish #instadaily #nofilter #expatlife #laowailife

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First instagram selfie recording how I spent the majority of my day: chilling poolside at the Shangri-la in Sanya. Goodbye clear blue skies, goodbye crystal blue waters! #thegoodlife #sanya #photooftheday #china #vacation #holiday #instadaily #pool #poolside #thisisthelife #nofilter

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Spending today poolside. Tomorrow, I leave paradise. #thegoodlife #sanya #yalongbay #holidayinn #china #photooftheday #vacation #holiday #instadaily #pool #poolside #thisisthelife

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Kerensa and Alicia touring the pier in Sanya's Yalong Bay. Immediately around us, the public beach was packed. Beyond, our hotels' private beaches were seemingly vacant. #thegoodlife #sanya #yalongbay #photooftheday #vacation #holiday #instadaily #pier #china #boardwalk

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Yesterday, I checked into a hotel in Sanya, China. This is the view from the lobby. #thegoodlife #sanya #yalongbay #holidayinn #china #photooftheday #vacation #holiday

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The Ruins of St. Paul's church viewed from the busy streets of Macau. Once the largest Catholic church in Asia, the building was destroyed by a fire that broke out during a typhoon in 1835. The facade still stands and now leads to a museum. #macao #macau #china #photooftheday #tourist #vacation #holiday #stpauls #ruinsofstpaul #ruins #catholic

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Part of the weekend was spent touring Macau. Here, hordes of tourists at the Venetian gather around the canal, listening to music and watching a dancing gondolier. #macao #macau #china #photooftheday #venetian #casino #gondola #canal #tourist #vacation #holiday

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Posting two photos today since I'm a day behind. First up? Smoking rooms in the Chengdu airport. It's in black and white because this would have been common in the states back when Jack Lemmon was starting in The Apartment. (A black and white flick for you kiddos out there!) #chengdu #china #photooftheday #airport #flying #smoking #cigarettes #expatlife #laowailife

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Yesterday's photo: Our seven-year-old scientists watch as the big kids launch bottle rockets.