Vendors' stands beside Chaoyangmen (朝阳门), Beijing

Produce vendor selling food from baskets in front of Tian an men

Man hawking paper flowers

Man hawking ear-cleaning swabs and back-scratchers near city gate

Man with shoulder pole in front of city gate of Tai'an

Members of a wedding procession carrying three sedan chairs past shops near Chaoyangmen (朝阳门), Beijing

Funeral procession with a paper structure containing soul tablet and portrait of the deceased passing through Chaoyangmen (朝阳门), Beijing

Funeral procession passing through Chaoyangmen (朝阳门), Beijing

Children dressed in white carrying paper snow willows and banners and passing through a city gateway in a funeral procession

Boys near a city gate holding paper snow willows for a funeral procession

Funeral procession passing through Chaoyangmen (朝阳门), Beijing

Funeral procession with paper snow willows, mourners dressed in white passing through city gate, and paper money tossed in the air, Chaoyangmen (朝阳门), Beijing

Coffin-bearers carrying draped coffin with wreaths of paper flowers through city gate during funeral procession

Members of a wedding procession carrying draped mirror, fan-shaped screen, umbrellas, and sedan chair through city gate

Members of a wedding procession carrying sedan chair through city gate

Members of a funeral procession holding paper snow willows near Chaoyangmen (朝阳门), Beijing

Members of a funeral procession carrying paper snow willows under pailou near Zhengyangmen (正阳门) / Qianmen (前门), Beijing

Members of a funeral procession carrying draped coffin under pai lou near city gate

Members of a funeral procession carrying umbrellas and litter through archway of a city gate

Members of a funeral procession carrying umbrellas and banner near city gate