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IRON MAN WINDMILLS PROVIDE WATER FOR POOR FARM VILLAGES

Scenes of rural life in the China's countryside. These images have been collected while working on setting up Iron Man Windmills in remote villages and show life in China as it is not often seen. Iron Man Windmills are being used to provide clean water...

from YouTube on Wed, Jan 30 2008

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