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12.12.2005, Beijing (Peking), CHN, CHINA - Haendlerin auf einem Markt bereitet Fleisch zu. (KEYSTONE/CARO/Sorge) === ===

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Locals pass through the narrow alleys in Qianmen, the former brothel and entertainment district of Old Beijing, which is being pulled down Wednesday 15 February 2006. The old red light quarters south of Tiananmen Square has been a hub for lowlifes and transients for centuries but is now being rapidly razed as the rush to beautify the city in time for the 2008 Olympics gathers speed. (KEYSTONE/EPA/ADRIAN BRADSHAW)

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Locals pass through the narrow alleys in Qianmen, the former brothel and entertainment district of Old Beijing, which is being pulled down Wednesday 15 February 2006. The old red light quarters south of Tiananmen Square has been a hub for lowlifes and transients for centuries but is now being rapidly razed as the rush to beautify the city in time for the 2008 Olympics gathers speed. (KEYSTONE/EPA/ADRIAN BRADSHAW)

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Locals pass through the narrow alleys in Qianmen, the former brothel and entertainment district of Old Beijing, which is being pulled down Wednesday 15 February 2006. The old red light quarters south of Tiananmen Square has been a hub for lowlifes and transients for centuries but is now being rapidly razed as the rush to beautify the city in time for the 2008 Olympics gathers speed. (KEYSTONE/EPA/ADRIAN BRADSHAW)

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Locals pass through the narrow alleys in Qianmen, the former brothel and entertainment district of Old Beijing, which is being pulled down Wednesday 15 February 2006. The old red light quarters south of Tiananmen Square has been a hub for lowlifes and transients for centuries but is now being rapidly razed as the rush to beautify the city in time for the 2008 Olympics gathers speed. (KEYSTONE/EPA/ADRIAN BRADSHAW)

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Old shops are surrounded by the rubble of recently demolished buildings in Qianmen, the former brothel and entertainment district of Old Beijing Wednesday 15 February 2006. The old red light quarters south of Tiananmen Square has been a hub for lowlifes and transients for centuries but is now being rapidly razed as the rush to beautify the city in time for the 2008 Olympics gathers speed. (KEYSTONE/EPA/ADRIAN BRADSHAW)

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An old man rummages through the rubble of a recently demolished building in Qianmen, the former brothel and entertainment district of Old Beijing Wednesday 15 February 2006. The old red light quarters south of Tiananmen Square has been a hub for lowlifes and transients for centuries but is now being rapidly razed as the rush to beautify the city in time for the 2008 Olympics gathers speed. (KEYSTONE/EPA/ADRIAN BRADSHAW)

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Old shops are surrounded by the rubble of recently demolished buildings in Qianmen, the former brothel and entertainment district of Old Beijing Wednesday 15 February 2006. The old red light quarters south of Tiananmen Square has been a hub for lowlifes and transients for centuries but is now being rapidly razed as the rush to beautify the city in time for the 2008 Olympics gathers speed. (KEYSTONE/EPA/ADRIAN BRADSHAW)

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A rubbish collector pulls his heavily laden tricycle past the rubble of recently demolished buildings in Qianmen, the former brothel and entertainment district of Old Beijing Wednesday 15 February 2006. The old red light quarters south of Tiananmen Square has been a hub for lowlifes and transients for centuries but is now being rapidly razed as the rush to beautify the city in time for the 2008 Olympics gathers speed. (KEYSTONE/EPA/ADRIAN BRADSHAW)

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A passer by looks at abandoned shop dummies in the rubble of recently demolished buildings in Qianmen, the former brothel and entertainment district of Old Beijing Wednesday 15 February 2006. The old red light quarters south of Tiananmen Square has been a hub for lowlifes and transients for centuries but is now being rapidly razed as the rush to beautify the city in time for the 2008 Olympics gathers speed. (KEYSTONE/EPA/ADRIAN BRADSHAW)

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A cyclist stops to make a phone call near abandoned shop dummies in the rubble of recently demolished buildings in Qianmen, the former brothel and entertainment district of Old Beijing Wednesday 15 February 2006. The old red light quarters south of Tiananmen Square has been a hub for lowlifes and transients for centuries but is now being rapidly razed as the rush to beautify the city in time for the 2008 Olympics gathers speed. (KEYSTONE/EPA/ADRIAN BRADSHAW)

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Rubbish pickers stop near a poster of policemen amidst the rubble of recently demolished buildings in Qianmen, the former brothel and entertainment district of Old Beijing Wednesday 15 February 2006. The old red light quarters south of Tiananmen Square has been a hub for lowlifes and transients for centuries but is now being rapidly razed as the rush to beautify the city in time for the 2008 Olympics gathers speed. (KEYSTONE/EPA/ADRIAN BRADSHAW)

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A worker cycles past the rubble of buildings in Beijing's Sanlitun south bar area Friday Feb. 18, 2005. The street, Beijing's original bar street and its main location for nightlife, has been destroyed to make way for new commercial complexes. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Greg Baker)

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A Chinese man catches a fish out of the moat of the Forbidden City, a World Cultural Heritage site that was the former home of the Ming and Qing dynasties' emperors during their combined 800 year reign, in Beijing, Tuesday 23 November 2004. Beijing is considering raising the ticket price of the city's six World Cultural Heritage sites to increase revenue for upkeep, according to state media reports Tuesday. (KEYSTONE/EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS)

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A Chinese man goes fishing at the moat of the Forbidden City, a World Cultural Heritage site that was the former home of the Ming and Qing dynasties' emperors during their combined 800 year reign, in Beijing, Tuesday 23 November 2004. Beijing is considering raising the ticket price of the city's six World Cultural Heritage sites to increase revenue for upkeep, according to state media reports Tuesday. (KEYSTONE/EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS)

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Chinese walk past socks ranging in price from 5 Yuan (US 60 cents) for three pair to 10 Yuan (US$1.20) for three pair, at an outdoor market in Beijing Saturday Oct. 23, 2004. The Bush administration decided Friday that it will impose a quota on sock imports from China - the latest round of an increasingly bitter trade dispute with Beijing - showing a willingness to protect American workers ahead of the election. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Greg Baker)

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A cyclist with his dog passes through the narrow alleys or 'hutongs' in the Dashilan district of the capital Thursday 21 October 2004. For nearly 1000 years Beijing has been characterised by courtyard houses and narrow hutongs, the distinctive alleys whose name is derived from the term used by Mongol invaders for the tracks between tents. In the last few years a large proportion of this traditional architecture and the lifestyle that went with it has been destroyed by unprecedented development. EPA/Adrian Bradshaw

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China, Peking. Maenner spielen das chinesische Schach nahe des Beihei Park, Asien, QF; China, Beijing. Men playing the chinese chess game near the Beihei Park.(Bildtechnik: sRGB, 48.81 MByte vorhanden) (KEYSTONE/LAIF/Berthold Steinhilber/laif )

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China, Peking. Mahjong Spieler, Strasse in einem Hutong beim Yonghe Gong Tempel. Asien, QF; China, Beijing. Mahjong players, street in a Hutong near Yonghe Gong temple(Bildtechnik: sRGB, 48.18 MByte vorhanden) (KEYSTONE/LAIF/Berthold Steinhilber/laif )

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China, Peking. Menschen lesen die Morgenzeitung an einer Bushaltestelle an der Wangfujing Strasse. Asien, QF; China, Beijing. People reading the morning newspaper while whiting on the public bus, Wangfujing Street(Bildtechnik: sRGB, 48.59 MByte vorhanden) (KEYSTONE/LAIF/Berthold Steinhilber/laif )

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China, Peking. Poker Spieler, Park am Himmelstempel. Asien, QF; China, Beijing. Poker card players, Temple of Heaven park(Bildtechnik: sRGB, 48.59 MByte vorhanden) (KEYSTONE/LAIF/Berthold Steinhilber/laif )

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Cyclist. A cyclist uses their mobile phone in Beijing, China. (KEYSTONE/CAMERA PRESS/Martin Pope)

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Fashion Conscious Youths. Two fashion conscious youths in Beijing, China. (KEYSTONE/CAMERA PRESS/Martin Pope)

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A Chinese man walks in a construction area in Beijing covered with fog and pollution, Sunday, Nov, 25, 2007. China has said it will refuse to sign any climate-change treaty that would slow the pace of their own development, ahead of a major U.N. gathering to discuss a successor treaty to the Kyoto Protocol, an agreement on greenhouse gases that expires in 2012. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

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Chinese walk in Beijing covered in fog and pollution, Saturday Nov, 24, 2007. The conditions underlined a warning from the International Olympic Committee that some sporting events at next year's Summer Games in Beijing may have to be rescheduled due to poor air quality. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

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Ein Mann sitzt am 23. November 2007 mit seinem Mobiltelefon auf Steinbloecken im Jintai Hutong in Beijing, China, waehrend eine Frau mit einer Einkaufstuete und einem Sonnenschirm an ihm vorbeigeht. Hutong bedeutet Stadtkreis oder Quartier. (KEYSTONE/Martin Ruetschi) A man sits with his mobile phone on blocks of stone in the Jintai Hutong in Beijing, China, while a woman passes him with a shopping bag and a sun shade, pictured on November 23, 2007. Hutong means urban district or quarter. (KEYSTONE/Martin Ruetschi)

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Zwei Maenner diskutieren am 23. November 2007 in einer Gasse im Jintai Hutong in Beijing, China. Hutong bedeutet Stadtkreis oder Quartier. (KEYSTONE/Martin Ruetschi) Two men discuss on a lane in the Jintai Hutong in Beijing, China, pictured on November 23, 2007. Hutong means urban district or quarter. (KEYSTONE/Martin Ruetschi)

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Strassenverkaeufer, rechts, und Bauarbeiter, links, an einer Strassenecke im Jintai Hutong in Beijing, China, aufgenommen am 23. November 2007. Hutong bedeutet Stadtkreis oder Quartier. (KEYSTONE/Martin Ruetschi) Street vendors, right, and construction workers, left, at a street corner in the Jintai Hutong in Beijing, China, pictured on November 23, 2007. Hutong means urban district or quarter. (KEYSTONE/Martin Ruetschi)

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Vier Maenner sitzen und stehen am 23. November 2007 in einer Garage im Jintai Hutong in Beijing, China. Hutong bedeutet Stadtkreis oder Quartier. (KEYSTONE/Martin Ruetschi) Four men in a garage in the Jintai Hutong in Beijing, China, pictured on November 23, 2007. Hutong means urban district or quarter. (KEYSTONE/Martin Ruetschi)

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Vier Maenner sitzen am 23. November 2007 in einer Garage im Jintai Hutong in Beijing, China, und nehmen das Mittagessen zu sich und lesen eine Zeitung. Hutong bedeutet Stadtkreis oder Quartier. (KEYSTONE/Martin Ruetschi) Four men sit in a garage in the Jintai Hutong in Beijing, China, have lunch and read a newspaper, pictured on November 23, 2007. Hutong means urban district or quarter. (KEYSTONE/Martin Ruetschi)

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Ein in eine Wolldecke gehuellter Arbeiter schlaeft am 23. November 2007 im Jintai Hutong in Beijing, China. Hutong bedeutet Stadtkreis oder Quartier. (KEYSTONE/Martin Ruetschi) Wrapped in a blanket a worker sleeps on the ground of a backyard in the Jintai Hutong in Beijing, China, pictured on November 23, 2007. Hutong means urban district or quarter. (KEYSTONE/Martin Ruetschi)

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Ein aelterer Mann putzt sich am 23. November 2007 in einer Gasse im Jintai Hutong in Beijing, China, die Zaehne. Hutong bedeutet Stadtkreis oder Quartier. (KEYSTONE/Martin Ruetschi) An elder man brushes his teeth in a alley in the Jintai Hutong in Beijing, China, pictured on November 23, 2007. Hutong means urban district or quarter. (KEYSTONE/Martin Ruetschi)

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Ein Mann wringt am 23. November 2007 nach der Morgentoilette vor seinem Malerladen im Jintai Hutong in Beijing, China, den Waschlappen aus. Hutong bedeutet Stadtkreis oder Quartier. (KEYSTONE/Martin Ruetschi) A man wrings a washcloth out after the morning washing in front of his paint shop in the Jintai Hutong in Beijing, China, pictured on November 23, 2007. Hutong means urban district or quarter. (KEYSTONE/Martin Ruetschi)

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Bewohner des South Chaoyang Hutong in Beijing, China, diskutieren am 23. November 2007 auf einem kleinen Platz vor den Wohnhaeusern. Im Hintergrund sind die beiden sich im Bau befindenden Tuerme des China International Television (CITV) zu sehen. Hutong bedeutet Stadtkreis oder Quartier. (KEYSTONE/Martin Ruetschi) Residents of the South Chaoyang Hutong in Beijing, China, discuss on a small square in front of their houses, pictured on November 23, 2007. The towers of the China International Television (CITV) are under construction in the background. Hutong means urban district or quarter. (KEYSTONE/Martin Ruetschi)

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Fussgaenger stehen am 23. November 2007 an einem Strassenrand im Finanzviertel South Chaoyang Business District in Beijing, China. (KEYSTONE/Martin Ruetschi) Pedestrians on a sidewalk in the financial quarter South Chaoyang Business District in Beijing, China, pictured on November 23, 2007. (KEYSTONE/Martin Ruetschi)

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Ein Mann putzt sich am 23. November 2007 vor einem Geschaeft im Jintai Hutong in Beijing, China, die Zaehne. Hutong bedeutet Stadtkreis oder Quartier. (KEYSTONE/Martin Ruetschi) An man brushes his teeth in front of a shop in the Jintai Hutong in Beijing, China, pictured on November 23, 2007. Hutong means urban district or quarter. (KEYSTONE/Martin Ruetschi)

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Zwei junge Frauen stehen am 23. November vor einem Essensstand in einer Gasse in Beijing, China. (KEYSTONE/Martin Ruetschi) Two young women near a food stall in an alley in Beijing, China, pictured on November 23, 2007. (KEYSTONE/Martin Ruetschi)

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Ein junger Mann und sein Sohn stehen am 23. November 2007 auf einer Strassenkreuzung in Beijing, China, vor der geoeffneten Tuer eines Personenwagens. (KEYSTONE/Martin Ruetschi) A young man and his son stand next to a car with an open passenger front door at a crossroad in Beijing, China, pictured on November 23, 2007. (KEYSTONE/Martin Ruetschi)

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Drei junge Frauen diskutieren am 23. November 2007 auf einer Strasse vor der Universitaet Central Academy for Fine Arts in Beijing, China. (KEYSTONE/Martin Ruetschi) Three young women discuss on a street near the university Central Academy for Fine Arts in Beijing, China, pictured on November 23, 2007. (KEYSTONE/Martin Ruetschi)

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09.04.2007, Peking, CHN, CHINA - Das neu gebaute Grosse Nationaltheater, vom Architekten Paul Andreu als Kuppelhalle entworfen, hinter einer Mauer. (KEYSTONE/CARO/Caro / Muhs)

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09.04.2007, Peking, CHN, CHINA - Waesche haengt zum Trocknen an Hutongs (Hofhaeuser) im Altstadt-Viertel, eine Frau faehrt auf dem Fahrrad vorbei.. (KEYSTONE/CARO/Caro / Muhs)

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09.04.2007, Peking, CHN, CHINA - Ein fliegender Haendler verkauft von seiner Lasten-Rikscha Waren, Passanten schauen sich das Angebot an, links stehen noch Reste abgerissener Wohngebaeude. (KEYSTONE/CARO/Caro / Muhs)

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08.04.2007, Peking, CHN, CHINA - Strassenszene im Altstadtviertel, ein keines Haus wurde mit provisorischen Mitteln aufgestockt, im Erdgeschoss befinden sich kleine Laeden. (KEYSTONE/CARO/Caro / Muhs)

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08.04.2007, Peking, CHN, CHINA - Fahrradfahrer und Lasten-Rikschas versuchen in einer engen Gasse im Altstadt-Viertel aneinander vorbei zu kommen. (KEYSTONE/CARO/Caro / Muhs)

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Shoppers look bargains in the 'Silk Alley' in central Beijing, China on Tuesday 08 July, 2003. The market is famous for factory bargains for tourists, and people are starting to return to the market after the travel warning was dropped of the mystery SARS virus. (KEYSTONE/EPA PHOTO/EPA/David G. McIntyre)

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Peking 2008 - Feature A man and a boy rest at the entrance of the forbidden city, in Beijing, China, 07 August 2008. Photo: KARL-JOSEF HILDENBRAND (c) dpa - Bildfunk (KEYSTONE/DPA/Karl-Josef Hildebrand)

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Sports Events A cook sleeps in front of an restaurant in Beijing, China, 07 August 2008. Photo: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand (c) dpa - Bildfunk (KEYSTONE/DPA/)

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A man is seen through a bicycle wheel as he repairs a bicycle on the side of a road in Beijing, China, Thursday, June 26, 2008. While two-wheelers have long since yielded the roads to sedans in this increasingly affluent society, the bicycle is far from dead. In fact, its numbers are growing. For many, if not most Chinese, pedal power remains a mainstay, for commuting, sending children to school or making a living. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

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epa01403925 An elderly man (C) sits in the center of a group of retired people watching two other retired men play a game of Chinese checkers, at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China, 04 July 2008. At the end of 2007 China had 153 million people over the age of 60, or 11.6 percent of the population, according to state figures. A society is considered to be 'ageing' when more than 10 percent of the population is over the age of 60. By the year 2035 twenty-five percent of China's population is expected to be over 60 years old - a group larger than the projected populations of Britain, France, Italy, Germany and Japan combined. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

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epa01403926 A retired couple get their daily exercise by dancing at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China, 04 July 2008. At the end of 2007 China had 153 million people over the age of 60, or 11.6 percent of the population, according to state figures. A society is considered to be 'ageing' when more than 10 percent of the population is over the age of 60. By the year 2035 twenty-five percent of China's population is expected to be over 60 years old - a group larger than the projected populations of Britain, France, Italy, Germany and Japan combined. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

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epa01403924 A large group of mostly elderly people get their daily exercise by practicing dancing at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China, 04 July 2008. At the end of 2007 China had 153 million people over the age of 60, or 11.6 percent of the population, according to state figures. A society is considered to be 'ageing' when more than 10 percent of the population is over the age of 60. By the year 2035 twenty-five percent of China's population is expected to be over 60 years old - a group larger than the projected populations of Britain, France, Italy, Germany and Japan combined. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

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epa01403923 An elderly man performs morning exercises by practicing a form of Chinese martial arts, at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China, 04 July 2008. At the end of 2007 China had 153 million people over the age of 60, or 11.6 percent of the population, according to state figures. A society is considered to be 'ageing' when more than 10 percent of the population is over the age of 60. By the year 2035 twenty-five percent of China's population is expected to be over 60 years old - a group larger than the projected populations of Britain, France, Italy, Germany and Japan combined. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

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epa01402212 A man passes a makeshift vegetables and clothes market with his bike in a half demolished Hutong in central Beijing, China, 02 July 2008. Since the country gears up for the Olympic Games in August 2008 Hutongs, traditional alleyways mainly associated with Beijing, vanish from the city to give way for modern buildings. (KEYSTONE/EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN)

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epa01402211 A Chinese man with a ladder passes a duck restaurant in a Hutong which is about to be demolished in central Beijing, China, 02 July 2008. Since the country gears up for the Olympic Games in August 2008 Hutongs, traditional alleyways mainly associated with Beijing, vanish from the city to give way for modern buildings. (KEYSTONE/EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN)

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epa01402208 A Chinese man walks out of a house with underwear hanging outside in the sun to dry in a Hutong which is about to be demolished in central Beijing, China, 02 July 2008. Since the country gears up for the Olympic Games in August 2008 Hutongs, traditional alleyways mainly associated with Beijing, vanish from the city to give way for modern buildings. (KEYSTONE/EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN)

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A Chinese man walks on a railway in Beijing Thursday, May 8, 2008.(AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

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A couple sit next to a railway as they wait for a train in Beijing Thursday, May 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

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epa01337374 A migrant worker breaks down recyclable metal before moving away from a recycling centre that has been ordered shut down by authorities ahead of the 2008 Olympics, in Beijing, China, 08 May 2008. Beijing has forbidden migrant workers and private businesses to operate recycling centres within the vicinity of downtown until four months after the conclusion of the Olympic games. The sudden decision was made in order to help host a 'Green Olympics' but left thousands of migrant workers with only a few days to pack all of their recyclable possesions and relocate to distant suburbs or face having zero income. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

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epa01337373 A migrant worker collects recyclable metal before moving away from a recycling centre that has been ordered shut down by authorities ahead of the 2008 Olympics, in Beijing, China, 08 May 2008. Beijing has forbidden migrant workers and private businesses to operate recycling centres within the vicinity of downtown until four months after the conclusion of the Olympic games. The sudden decision was made in order to help host a 'Green Olympics' but left thousands of migrant workers with only a few days to pack all of their recyclable possesions and relocate to distant suburbs or face having zero income. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

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epa01337372 A migrant worker sorts through sacks of recyclable plastic material at a recycling centre that has been ordered shut down by authorities ahead of the 2008 Olympics, in Beijing, China, 08 May 2008. Beijing has forbidden migrant workers and private businesses to operate recycling centres within the vicinity of downtown until four months after the conclusion of the Olympic games. The sudden decision was made in order to help host a 'Green Olympics' but left thousands of migrant workers with only a few days to pack all of their recyclable possesions and relocate to distant suburbs or face having zero income. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

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epa01337371 A migrant worker without indoor plumbing uses an outdoor faucet to wash dishes at a recycling centre that has been ordered shut down by authorities ahead of the 2008 Olympics, in Beijing, China, 08 May 2008. Beijing has forbidden migrant workers and private businesses to operate recycling centres within the vicinity of downtown until four months after the conclusion of the Olympic games. The sudden decision was made in order to help host a 'Green Olympics' but left thousands of migrant workers with only a few days to pack all of their recyclable possesions and relocate to distant suburbs or face having zero income. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

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epa01328644 Visitors to Tiananmen Square enjoy the warm spring weather despite heavy smog in Beijing, China 29 April 2008. As China gears up for the Labour Day holiday domestic tourism is noticeably down from last year when the holiday was a national 'Golden Week' lasting seven days or longer. This year it is reduced to a three day pause after legislators heeded widespread complaints about overcrowding and overcharging during what had been originally envisaged as a way to boost consumption. EPA/ADRIAN BRADSHAW

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Street cafe in Beijing centre, China. (KEYSTONE/LEHTIKUVA/Martti Kainulainen)

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Cafes in Beijing centre, China. (KEYSTONE/LEHTIKUVA/Martti Kainulainen)