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Private enterprise key to transportation in Red China
In Shanghai, China, private enterprise is allowed within limits and aids transport. Hsia Cheng-fa sails a century-old junk along the Huangpu River, explaining river life as ocean liners pass by a busy port handling 60 million tons of cargo. Many families still live on river boats, though motorized junks and cement-hulled barges now dominate.
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Shanghai, China
People's Republic of China
Hsia Cheng-fa
Hsia
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Huangpu River