Photographer Thomas Engstrom New York
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LINFEN is according to many sources
the most poluted city in the World.
A sheapard stands in a field not far
from a coal factory outside the City.

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Beijing's Shichahai Sports School is where 300
young athletes are being trained for
the Olympics 2016.

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Xuan Dong sentenced thousand to death.
Now he is a Lawyer and defends criminals.

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A Woman is sleeping at the Shanghai Exchange.
The trading floor is often empty with no
visual trading.

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The easiest and closest spot to visit the The Great Wall
is at Badaling.

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Veronica Wagner is Sweden's only gymnast in the
Olympics 2008. On the picture she is being
photographed by japanese tourists on the
Great Wall at Badaling.

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Plastic surgery was unheard of 20 years ago
in China.Today China even has
"Miss Plastic Surgery" competion.

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Contruction workers in Chongqing climb to a
glass roof to bring it down for a
replacement.

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The Olympic hostesses are being trained at
a boot camp ouside Beijing to
hold books on their heads and keep a
sheet of paper with their knees.

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Stefan Nystrand was one of the first swimmers to
test the new Water cube.

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Media is reporting on the bad air in Beijing. Reports
say that it will effect the athlets at the
National Arena, The Birdsnest.

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The young modern chinese woman dresses
in a westen way and read fashion magazines.
The older woman in the newsstand peeks
out the window.

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A local farmer is on his way to his crop field outside
Linfen, a city in the heart of China's coal region in Shanxi Province.

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Anna Lindberg is one of the athlets who will compete
at the Olympics in high jumps.

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The bong-bong men in Chongqing
carry the new economy in China.

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Wu Deng Ming has a price on his head. He
is an environmental activist in China

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Yin Ming Shan spent 20 years in prison.
Today he is the CEO of Lifan cars and is a
billionair in chinese currency.

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A night view of Chongqing, the Worlds biggest
city, from one of the
big mountains surronding the city.

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Swedish table tennis legend JO Waldner plays
ping-pong on a table at his restaurant in
Beijing.

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A security guard stands at his post in a parking
facility at the Toyota Factory in Tiajin. The
Japanese PM leaves after a visit to the plant.

Xie Jinling and his cousinYang like to be around
the pigs at their parents farm outside Beijing.
The price on pork has increased dramatically
since last year.

Smoking kills over 1,2 million people in China every
year. Despite that the father to this boy allows him
to hold a cigarette while strolling around the city.