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Year Taken |
China |
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Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Wuxia Gorge |
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Small shrine overlooking the river. |
1988 |
China |
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Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Wuxia Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel51914.jpg) |
View of the gorges. |
1988 |
China |
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Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Wuxia Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel01527.jpg) |
Stone bridge. |
1988 |
China |
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Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Wuxia Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63068.jpg) |
Spectacular scenery. |
1988 |
China |
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Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Wuxia Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63069.jpg) |
Sheer cliff. |
1988 |
China |
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Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Wuxia Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel07316.jpg) |
Pagoda overlooking the river. |
1988 |
China |
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Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Wuxia Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel07317.jpg) |
Steep cliffs alongside the river. |
1988 |
China |
|
Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Wuxia Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63070.jpg) |
The gorge rises up to 900m above the river. |
1988 |
China |
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Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Wuxia Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63071.jpg) |
Peak overlooking the river. |
1988 |
China |
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Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Wuxia Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel07318.jpg) |
Misty view along Wuxia Gorge. |
1988 |
China |
|
Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Wuxia Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel07319.jpg) |
Fertile hills. |
1988 |
China |
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Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Wuxia Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel07320.jpg) |
Abandoned boats. |
1988 |
China |
|
Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Wuxia Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63072.jpg) |
Dramatic ridges. |
1988 |
China |
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Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Wuxia Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63073.jpg) |
Hillside shrines. |
1988 |
China |
|
Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Wuxia Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63074.jpg) |
View from an intercity ferry. |
1988 |
China |
|
Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Wuxia Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63075.jpg) |
Pointed hill. |
1988 |
China |
|
Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Wuxia Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel07321.jpg) |
Boat dwarfed by towering hills. |
1988 |
China |
|
Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Wuxia Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63076.jpg) |
Cargo boat. |
1988 |
China |
|
Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Wuxia Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63077.jpg) |
Parts of the gorge are uninhabited. |
1988 |
China |
|
Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Wuxia Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63078.jpg) |
Dramatic rock face. |
1988 |
China |
|
Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Wuxia Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel07322.jpg) |
Spectacular rock face. |
1988 |
China |
|
Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Wuxia Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel07323.jpg) |
Ferry along the narrow Wuxia Gorge. |
1988 |
China |
|
Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Wuxia Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63079.jpg) |
Small factory. |
1988 |
China |
|
Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Wuxia Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63080.jpg) |
View of the gorge. |
1988 |
China |
|
Yangtse River |
|
Three Gorges |
Wuxia Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel07324.jpg) |
The Yangtse River gorges have cliffs that rise up to 900m. |
1988 |
China |
|
Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Wuxia Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63081.jpg) |
Factory with chimney stack. |
1988 |
China |
|
Yangtse River |
|
Three Gorges |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel07325.jpg) |
Industrial town between gorges. |
1988 |
China |
|
Yangtse River |
|
Three Gorges |
Xiling Gorge |
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Ferry stop at the entrance to the most Easterly of the three gorges, the Xiling Gorge. |
1988 |
China |
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Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Xiling Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel07327.jpg) |
Xiling Gorge is the longest at 80km. |
1988 |
China |
|
Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Xiling Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63082.jpg) |
The gorge narrows. |
1988 |
China |
|
Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Xiling Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel07328.jpg) |
Coal mining. |
1988 |
China |
|
Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Xiling Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel07329.jpg) |
Misty views along the gorges of the river. |
1988 |
China |
|
Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Xiling Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63083.jpg) |
Layered rocks. |
1988 |
China |
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Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Xiling Gorge |
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Barges. |
1988 |
China |
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Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Xiling Gorge |
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Isolated settlements. |
1988 |
China |
|
Yangtse River |
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Three Gorges |
Xiling Gorge |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel07331.jpg) |
Temple on the banks of the river. |
1988 |
China |
|
Yangtse River |
|
Three Gorges |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63085.jpg) |
The Eastern end of the gorges. |
1988 |
China |
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Yangtse River |
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Gezhouba Dam |
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The huge lock at Gezhouba Dam which separates the Three Gorges from the lower Yangtse. |
1988 |
China |
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Yangtse River |
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Gezhouba Dam |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63086.jpg) |
The dam has one of the largest locks in the world. |
1988 |
China |
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Yangtse River |
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Gezhouba Dam |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63087.jpg) |
Lock gate. |
1988 |
China |
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Yangtse River |
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Gezhouba Dam |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63088.jpg) |
Pedestrians. |
1988 |
China |
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Yangtse River |
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The lower Yangtse River flows through flat countryside. |
1988 |
China |
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Yangtse River |
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1700m long Changjiang Bridge carrying the Canton to Beijing railway near Wuhan. |
1988 |
China |
Hubei |
Yangtse River |
Wuhan |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel62603.jpg) |
Wuhan is an industrial town on the Yangtse River and the Canton to Beijing railway. |
1988 |
China |
Hubei |
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Wuhan |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel62604.jpg) |
The city has many buildings from the 1930s. |
1988 |
China |
Hubei |
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Wuhan |
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Clothes shop. |
1988 |
China |
Hubei |
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Wuhan |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel07335.jpg) |
Street traders. |
1988 |
China |
Hubei |
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Wuhan |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel07336.jpg) |
Duck seller. |
1988 |
China |
Hubei |
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Wuhan |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel62606.jpg) |
Old woman sewing. |
1988 |
China |
Hubei |
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Wuhan |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel62607.jpg) |
Child with fruit. |
1988 |
China |
Hubei |
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Wuhan |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel62608.jpg) |
The market area. |
1988 |
China |
Hubei |
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Wuhan |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel62609.jpg) |
Tree lined street. |
1988 |
China |
Hubei |
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Wuhan |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel62610.jpg) |
Mother and child. |
1988 |
China |
Hubei |
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Wuhan |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel62615.jpg) |
One child poster. |
1988 |
China |
Hubei |
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Wuhan |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel62611.jpg) |
Road signs. |
1988 |
China |
Hubei |
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Wuhan |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel62612.jpg) |
Coca Cola advert. |
1988 |
China |
Hubei |
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Wuhan |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel62613.jpg) |
Woman and child with a bamboo balcony. |
1988 |
China |
Hubei |
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Wuhan |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel62614.jpg) |
Wuhan in the rain. |
1988 |
China |
Hubei |
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Wuhan |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel07337.jpg) |
Children in the rain. |
1988 |
China |
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Shanghai |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel01516.jpg) |
The skyline of Shanghai in 1988. The city is China's commercial centre. |
1988 |
China |
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Shanghai |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel03683.jpg) |
Architecture along the river in 2009. |
2009 |
China |
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Shanghai |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel01518.jpg) |
Rush hour in Shanghai, one of the world's most populous cities. |
1988 |
China |
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Shanghai |
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Queuing for a river ferry. |
1988 |
China |
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Shanghai |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel62617.jpg) |
Rush hour queue for a bus. |
1988 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel07338.jpg) |
The city is on the Huangpu River. |
1988 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel61621.jpg) |
The river is very busy. |
2009 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel62618.jpg) |
The Huangpu River is a 113km long artificial river that joins the Yangtse River near its mouth. |
1988 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel62619.jpg) |
The river averages 400m wide and 9m deep. |
1988 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel62620.jpg) |
Iron bridge over the river. |
1988 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
The Bund |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel62626.jpg) |
The Bund. |
1988 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
The Bund |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel07342.jpg) |
The Bund, a street of 1930s style buildings along the river. |
1988 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
The Bund |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel01491.jpg) |
Buildings of the Bund, the famed riverside street in Shanghai. |
1988 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
The Bund |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel62627.jpg) |
1930s buildings. |
1988 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
The Bund |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel62628.jpg) |
The Bund is a popular place for a stroll. |
1988 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
The Bund |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel03487.jpg) |
The Bund from the Huangpu River. |
2009 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
The Bund |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel07343.jpg) |
People chatting. |
1988 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
The Bund |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel07344.jpg) |
Children. |
1988 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
The Bund |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel01517.jpg) |
Reading newspapers. |
1988 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
The Bund |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel62629.jpg) |
Riverside park. |
1988 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
The Bund |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel62630.jpg) |
Walking along the treelined street. |
1988 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
The Bund |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel62631.jpg) |
Elegant hotel. |
1988 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
The Bund |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel62632.jpg) |
View of the main road. |
1988 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel03462.jpg) |
Working boat on the Huangpu River. |
2009 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel62621.jpg) |
Blue building. |
1988 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel03483.jpg) |
Boats on the river. |
2009 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel61622.jpg) |
Decorated ferry. |
2009 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel61623.jpg) |
Gardens alongside the river. |
2009 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel62622.jpg) |
Barge carrying timber. |
1988 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel07339.jpg) |
The busy Huangpu River. |
1988 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel61624.jpg) |
Cargo barge. |
2009 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel61625.jpg) |
Police boats. |
2009 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel62623.jpg) |
The docks. |
1988 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel07340.jpg) |
Ships and boats in the harbour area. |
1988 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel61626.jpg) |
Cargo ship. |
2009 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel61627.jpg) |
Cargo barges. |
2009 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel62624.jpg) |
Ferry. |
1988 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel61629.jpg) |
View along the river. |
2009 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel07341.jpg) |
Merchant ships in the busy harbour. |
1988 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel61628.jpg) |
River transport. |
2009 |
China |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel62625.jpg) |
View of the Bund from the river in 1988. |
1988 |