Xiaonanmen - Night

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15 July 2012
 
Part 2 of 2 - Night time.
Part 1 here

Coming back to Xiaonanmen at night was quite the highlight, obviously.
We came to see colours explode, alleys and what's left of houses lit by neon lights and the yellow Shanghai sky - but what we found were people that very openly weren't happy with how they and their community was being treated by the government. See below.
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#16 obviously, home ownership rights in the People's Republic are obviously second to what the government says.
16 obviously, home ownership rights in the People's Republic are obviously second to what the government says.
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#17 Yeah, sure you own this, now get out and into the van. If you want to resist, we'll beat you up first and put you into another van.
17 Yeah, sure you own this, now get out and into the van. If you want to resist, we'll beat you up first and put you into another van.
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#18 writings infront of the gate.
18 writings infront of the gate.
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#19 ?!
19 ?!
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#20 done.
20 done.
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