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Southern Metropolis DailyJuly 17, 2008 When construction began in 2004 on the new municipal service center of Chengdu, capital city of Sichuan province, the project repeatedly drew criticism for being overly extravagant. The government nevertheless... ...full story at Danwei

from Danwei on Thu, Jul 17 2008

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