Most Chinese buy food at chaotic outdoor marketplaces. This indoor market is exceptionally clean and orderly. This photo was taken in Zhangjiagang, a "model city" located near the mouth of the Yangzi River, South of Shanghai. In 1980, Zhangjiagang was a small fishing village with 10,000 inhabitants. Today it is a modern, bustling city of over 800,000. The city, modeled after Singapore, is situated in a special economic zone. It boosts modern manufacturing facilities, clean and well designed public spaces and rich neighboring farmland.

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