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Around Shanghai: Torch relay, quake patients and a pilgrimage to Sheshan

Earthquake rescuers took part in yesterday's Olympic torch relay in Shanghai. Two Shanghai residents speak to the BBC about the torch relay.With healthcare facilities in Sichuan province stretched to the limit, a group of four hundred patients have been... ...full story at Shanghaiist

from Shanghaiist on Sat, May 24 2008

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