My late wife traveled to China with some of her family in 1995. China was then in its second decade of rapid industrialization. Coal was the predominate source of electrical power, as evidence by the smog seen in these photos. China was and is the largest consumer of coal. Although it is now making great strides towards renewables, coal is still burned in vast quantities.
Shanghai: Along the Huang Pu River, the center of capitalism. New governmental buildings & TV tower 
Beijing: Monument for heroes with the Great Hall of the People in the background. 
Suzhou: from hotel 
Xian: The only intact city wall in China. Greater width than the Great Wall.
You can see Susan’s tourist photos at my on-line gallery. If you have any comments about your travels to China, do send them to me.
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