This week’s photo takeover is “RIP Laoximen” — a collection of photos by Shanghai street photographer Qian Yang capturing life in the rapidly-disappearing neighborhood. I saw this figure of the Buddha in an old alley, the first time I visited Laoximen. It really shocked me when I first saw it. It seemed quite mysterious in the moonlight. For more about Laoximen: Photos: Inside the Disappearing Alleyways of Shanghai’s Laoximen
