Recorded August 21, 2009. Changshou Lu is an amazing road. Amidst tall high-rises, a busy and wide road cuts through it. Its hard to imagine that about 20 years ago, a steel factory was where the Carrefour was, Suzhou Creek was black, and the 3 or 4 story houses of the Nong Tangs were the only high-rises you would ever see. Soup recalls an ocean of bicycles and great times. His youth spent at late night study sessions, schoolyard brawls, family dinners at the local noodle shop, and the occasional fire-crackers-in-the-coal-furnace gag. His adventures are almost unbelievable as there are very few places left that could even prove his stories true. Blow the dust off your imagination for this one.

Photos by Weina Li.

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