[From Dag Forssell (2006.0121 1515 PDT)]
Today’s San Francisco Chronicle features a major article on
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Guangzhou, China – As far back as the second century B.C.,
Chinese ships set sail from this storied city on the Pearl River for the
far shores of India and Africa, laden with fine Chinese silk.
Today, Guangzhou is still a bustling trading center, with mammoth
container vessels departing from here and nearby boomtown Shenzhen,
loaded with computers, toys, textiles, electronics and cars bound for
ports around the world.
Also known as Canton, this city of more than 10 million people is the
capital and largest city in Guangdong province, China’s leading maker of
exported goods and its most powerful magnet for foreign companies.
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Here is the link. Be sure to click on the images to see them
enlarged.
Best, Dag