Keepers of the century past
China DailyA night view of the Small Park neighborhood; people flood into the neighborhood to get a taste of history. CHINA DAILY He adds that for both Shantou emigrants and those who have spent part of their life in the old town, the Small Park area evokes nostalgia. Eighty-year-old Shen Wei, who lived in the area for more than four decades, keeps revisiting with camera in hand, to wander about and enjoy local snacks. He still remembers helping one elderly woman from Malaysia find the textiles center where her father had once worked. For years Shen has been studying the city's history with a group of elderly volunteers, and is writing a personal memoir of his beloved home, in which vivid old town scenes are indispensable — including mentions of the antique bookstore, games of hide-and-seek in the spider web-like neighborhood, and the colors that the sunrise and sunset project on the buildings.
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Keepers of the century past
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Keepers of the century past
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Keepers of the century past
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Keepers of the century past
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Keepers of the century past
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Keepers of the century past
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Keepers of the century past
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