Workers reinforce the base of Yan'an's Precious Pagoda September 7, 2003. Parts of the base collapsed following a recent mudslide 50 metres away from the pagoda, causing the monument to sink. The pagoda is the most important landmark in Yan'an, Shaanxi Province, as the city used to be the headquarters of the Communist Party of China between 1937-47. [newsphoto.com.cn]
 
 
 

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