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Cambodian king dazzled during trip to Shanghai 21:29 UTC+8, 2021-03-16 0 Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni arrived in Shanghai on Monday and has visited sites that showcase the city s history, transformational economic development, arts and culture. Ti Gong Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (left), who arrived in Shanghai on Monday, is welcomed by Shanghai Party Secretary Li Qiang. Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni arrived in Shanghai on Monday and has visited a series of sites that showcase the city’s history, transformational economic development, arts and culture, and future prospects. On Monday afternoon, the King visited the Pudong Expo Center to see the “Exhibition of Pudong New Area’s Development and Opening Up.” ....
November marked the 30th anniversary of the central government proclamation that instigated the opening-up and development of Shanghai’s Pudong. Photographer Wu Jianping captured the district as it transformed from a shantytown into a glass and steel world finance, trade and tech hub. We sat down with him to hear his story. Wu Jianping fell in love with photography before he even owned a camera. “I was born in 1958 in a small mountain village in western Zhejiang province, in an ordinary plumber’s family,” Wu explains. “My village was submerged by an artificial lake created by a hydropower station, and my first job was on the construction of the power station, blacksmithing, forging track pins and fasteners for bulldozers, excavators and dump trucks.” ....