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China: Beijing's new facelift

Written byJohn Kennedy
Posted 18 May 2006 16:35 GMT

From Will at Imagethief: The original painting of the retouched version currently hanging from the gate to the Forbidden City is going up for auction, and while old Beijing's bird whistles are increasingly being replaced with the sound of jackhammers, a recording of hutong sounds has been put online for all to enjoy.

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