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Suzhou Creek’s Ecological Comeback
Photo Essay
October 2005
People's Republic of China: Cleaning Shanghai's Suzhou Creek
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Fifty-three of the 125 kilometer long Suzhou Creek flows through Shanghai, one of the world’s largest mega-cities.

Fifty-three kilometers of Suzhou Creek fell victim to urbanization, swallowing most of the city’s waste.
Photo by Steven Griffiths, ADB Consultant