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All along the watch towers
China Features 

All along the watchtowers: The diaolou of Kaiping

20th May 20201st January 2021 The Mango Road 0 Comments Stories min read

All along the watchtowers: The diaolou of Kaiping I awoke to the sound of something heavy and metallic being dragged

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The Jiayang National Mining Park: Walking the Line
China Features 

The Jiayang National Mining Park: Walking the Line

25th January 202016th December 2020 The Mango Road 0 Comments Stories min read

Only one of the mines remains operational but the steam hauled railway which serves the small mining communities that grew up along its route is still running.

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The fire carts of xishi Steam train
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The Fire Carts of Xishi

17th August 201924th September 2020 The Mango Road 2 Comments Stories min read

A shrill whistle splits the morning calm and echoes off the two enormous sandstone cliffs that shelter the little town of Bagou. A few moments later, in a cloud of smoke and steam, a train bursts out of a tunnel

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