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Xitang
China, Photo essays

China’s canal heaven

By Ronan O'Connell December 19, 2018

Drenched in neon light and decorated by a forest of skyscrapers and elevated highways, Shanghai embodies the modern nation China has become. But only 80km away, the historic canal town of Xitang reveals what China once was.

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