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Then and now: 15 photos that show how China has changed over the past 100 years
Then and now: 15 photos that show how China has changed over the past 100 years
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Time travel across the Celestial Empire
Time travel across the Celestial Empire

China is an amazing country with hardworking and talented people who, for a short period of time, managed to make a real breakthrough in a wide variety of areas. We have collected for our readers photographs that were taken in the Middle Kingdom at different times and in which you can see how people, transport, architecture and way of life have changed over the course of several decades.

1. Lanzhou

Everything has changed except the mountains and the river
Everything has changed except the mountains and the river

2. Xi'an

The city walls are amazingly preserved, with a slight addition of modern flavor
The city walls are amazingly preserved, with a slight addition of modern flavor

3. Yibin

A city at the confluence of the Jinshajiang, Minjiang and Yangtze rivers, the port of which serves an enormous amount of cargo transportation
A city at the confluence of the Jinshajiang, Minjiang and Yangtze rivers, the port of which serves an enormous amount of cargo transportation

4. Wuhan

The city park has remained practically unchanged, with the exception of pleasure boats
The city park has remained practically unchanged, with the exception of pleasure boats

5. Guangzhou

For 40 years, a huge number of skyscrapers have appeared out of nowhere
For 40 years, a huge number of skyscrapers have appeared out of nowhere

6. Wuhan

The old customs building in Wuhan still exists, only massive skyscrapers tower over the old buildings
The old customs building in Wuhan still exists, only massive skyscrapers tower over the old buildings

7. Xi'an

The clock tower was built shortly after the establishment of the PRC in 1949. Since then, it has taken on a more modern look and is now one of the busiest places in the city
The clock tower was built shortly after the establishment of the PRC in 1949. Since then, it has taken on a more modern look and is now one of the busiest places in the city

8. Guiyang

European missionaries spread Christianity in China during the 19th and early 20th centuries, with an inherent Chinese flavor
European missionaries spread Christianity in China during the 19th and early 20th centuries, with an inherent Chinese flavor

9. Hangzhou

Only the mountains remained untouched
Only the mountains remained untouched

10. Chengdu

In just a few decades, the city has grown and modernized, and its history dates back to the thirteenth century
In just a few decades, the city has grown and modernized, and its history dates back to the thirteenth century

11. Nanjinglu Street in Shanghai

Pedestrian street with many shops, markets and shopping centers, at one time mini-trains ply along the street
Pedestrian street with many shops, markets and shopping centers, at one time mini-trains ply along the street

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