Gallery: Striking Before-and-After Photos of China's Turbocharged Development

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    Shanghai, circa 1920
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    Dheera Venkatraman
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    Shanghai, 2016
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    Hangzhou, circa 1900
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    Hangzhou, 2016
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    Wuhan, 1931
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    Wuhan, 2016
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    Yibin, 1940
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    Dheera Venkatraman
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    Yibin, 2016
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    Chengdu, 1994
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    Chengdu, 2016
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    Lanzhou, circa 1930
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    Lanzhou, 2016
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    Lanzhou, circa 1910
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    Lanzhou, 2016
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    Xi'an, 1949
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    Xi'an, 2016
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    Guiyang, circa 1920
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    Guiyang, 2016
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    Wuhan, circa 1960
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    Wuhan, 2016
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    Shanghai, 1959
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    Dheera Venkatraman
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    Shanghai, 2016
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    Guangzhou, 1970
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    Guangzhou, 2016
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