Cutting off the past
By Cheng Anqi | China Daily | Updated: 2008-08-14 08:20
Barber Lu Zhidong, 86, strolls along hutong alleys, greeting customers with his hair-cutting tools (above).Guo Yingguang |
Deep inside the lane of Dongsi Qitiao in downtown Beijing, an old barber greets a customer. After a brief exchange, Lu Zhidong, 86, puts a towel on the customer's shoulders casually, clips the hair dexterously with rhythmic clicks and locks of hair scatter onto the ground.
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