A Look at China: City of Shadows Slideshow

By Michael Meyer
Images of the courtyards and alleyways of China show old merging with new.
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Photographed by Mark Leong

The new Wal-Mart landed like a spaceship, with traditional lanes and homes of hutong surrounding it. The particular lane shown here-- along with many others like it -- is marked for destruction.

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I'M A CHINESE STUDENT AND WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS JUST THAT "HUTONG" IS A KIND OF CHINESE CONVENTIONALBy lonelyrabit, on 08/16/2008

If you only desire to catch the shadows,you'll be surounded by the shadows which sometimes show you theBy wangdini, on 08/13/2008

Chinese don't need to prove sth to the world, we are the host, so we just want our guest have a goodBy Catpower, on 08/11/2008

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