Fire breaks out at an old residential area (Newsphoto) Updated: 2006-02-21 15:47
Firefighters try to put out a fire at a house
in the area of shikumen in downtown Shanghai, February 20, 2006. An
18-year-old man was killed by the accident. Shikumen houses, known as the
'living fossils' of the city, is a special old form of building found
only in Shanghai combining Western architectural techniques and
traditional Chinese
flavour.[Newsphoto] |
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