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High atop one of the many pillars holding up the maglev, three workers look out over the construction site near Shanghai.

They invited my up, so ...

A new high-speed maglev train will connect Shanghai to Beijing, cutting travel times from 10.5 hours to four. The workers I spoke with in 2009 estimate ...

A young man climbs across the wall, rather than using the door to have a wash and say hello. Living next to an old factory that is slowly being dismantled ...

A little child clings to his ayi in an old alley. Typical for Shanghai, children often spend more time with their ayi (nanny) than with their parents ...

An old man looks at the remnants of his old home. Amidst the rubble, a few houses are still standing, their tenants still there.

A construction site in downtown Shanghai. While workers in the background clamber over mountains of steel, the guard has a bad day.

Amidst the rubble of her mostly torn down neighborhood, a little girl who is still living there walks along.
Scenes like these are all too common ...

The day almost done, an old trader leans back against his basins and enjoys a bit of rest. Rubber boots and old style clothes, but this is still 2009. ...

An old lady rest in front of the great doors of the big building at the entrance. The red and gold color theme of the doors balances with her gray ...

A bronze fitting on one of the door with a hammered dragon is black with patina, except where countless visitors rubbed the dragon's head for good ...