# 1985 Beijing Hutong Street Photography

- Model: [GPT Image 2](/models/chatgpt-image.md)
- Creator: [Library Typography (@library.typography)](/@library.typography.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: Photography
- AI keywords: photo, warm, portrait
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- Published: 2026-10-31
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## Prompt

```text
{year} Beijing hutong alley at {time_of_day}, a barefoot tofu seller carrying two wooden buckets across his shoulder, steam rising from a yutan stall, vintage Flying Pigeon bicycles parked against grey brick walls, autumn leaves scattered on wet cobblestone, an old man in Mao suit eating jianbing from a street cart, neon shop signs flickering, warm tungsten streetlight glow, Kodak Portra 400 film grain, documentary street photography by {photographer}
```

## Variables

Replace each `{variable}` before you paste the prompt.

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{year}` | year | 1985 |
| `{time_of_day}` | time of day | dawn |
| `{photographer}` | photographer | Wang Fuchun |

## About

A cinematic and atmospheric prompt for recreating a 1985 Beijing hutong alley at dawn in the style of documentary photography.

Prompt from YouMind OpenLab (github.com/YouMind-OpenLab).

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.typography on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/1985-beijing-hutong-street-photography-xaq03r
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