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From: China Daily | Date: February 27, 2007 | Copyright information

Holiday drivers

Car sellers in Guangzhou did not expect to draw many customers during the Spring Festival holiday.

But sellers in the city reported that, from the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, many residents visited their p...

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