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Followup to Cheap

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Ok Folks, a shortie but a goodie.

Someone posted this to Twitter a few weeks ago and I’ve been waiting for a good time to enlighten a few more people!

October 14, 2009, the 30th annual awards ceremony of the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund took place at the Asia Society in New York City. Lu Guang (Âç¢Â?ø) from People‚Äôs Republic of China won the $30,000 W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography for his documentary project ‚ÄúPollution in China.‚Äù

This man has taken some wonderful and haunting photos.

Cheap

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Imagine a country with a vibrant, bustling economy whose growth seems to know no bounds even in these trying times.¬† New business is springing up everywhere you look and there’s no end in sight.¬† Concrete, steel, ships, textiles, automobiles, you name it!¬† And those are just the big ticket items!

No, it’s not some fairytale land of make believe and puppy dogs… it’s China.¬† Home of all things manufactured!¬† Hell, the toothpicks I bought yesterday are from China!

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