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October 22, 2011

Old Bicycle Parked at end of Traditional Chinese Street Alley - Pingyao, Shanxi, China - Daily Travel Photos
(Pingyao, Shanxi, China)
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An old bicycle is left parked at the end of a traditional Chinese alleyway in Pingyao, China (ARCHIVED PHOTO on the weekends - originally photographed 2007/07/04).

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