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Demolition looms for historic Shanghai neighbourhood / 32EW37C
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Bricked-up doorways, crumbling facades, and a small group of defiant locals: one of Shanghai's oldest neighbourhoods is barely clinging to life as the city presses ahead with demolition and redevelopment plans.
Laoximen or "old West Gate" -- named for its position in Shanghai's 16th century defensive walls -- was once the city's cultural centre.
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