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Tower From River

Downtown Taicheng

The first sign of modernization was when this shopping mall was built in 1997.

4-9 Clinic

People’s clinic in 4-9

Bok Choi Drying

Phone Protectors For Sale

On Pu Hung Jie, these entrepreneurs  wait for the crowds.

Overseas Chinese Office

The Overseas Chinese office is helpful in finding your roots.

Apartment Buildings

One can compare the old building (middle) with the new ones.

Gai Shui Wu Bin

This little village is where my mom lived for age 3 to 10.

Woman and Baby

Woman standing in doorway rocking baby. Her place is small.

Modern Middle School

This Yoke Yen middle school. The school  has hundreds of students in attendance. Students also start dormitory life if they test into the school and live far away….

Preserving Taishan’s Heritage

The curator is photographing the building across the way. Back in her lab, she researches the building. If the building is deemed noteworthy, she attaches a plate to…

Mei Courtyard

This beautiful plaza is huge with lots of different facades.

Meeting Hall

It is rumoured that Mao Zedong gave a speech in this hall.

Pig

Pigs are a sign of wealth and prosperity. A pig sty is part of the house and this pig is about to be fed. They consume otherwise inedible…

The Ice Man Cometh

Pool

The Phoenix Hotel pool serves the wealthy Chinese and visitors.

Heritage Site

Each building deemed to be important gets a plaque affixed to its front.

Combine in the Field

The combine harvests one mu at a time. They get paid by the mu.

Town Gate

This gate was donated by overseas Chinese from Canada.

Coal Fired Power Plant

Dil Lao

Between the time of the overthrow of the Emperor and the Japanese invasion, China was rife in bandits and warlords. Overseas Chinese help build these “Dil Lao” to…

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