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CHINA: TRAVEL PICTURES

On the ferry from Shenzhen to Zhuhai

The red flag of the People's Republic of China.

The red color symbolizes revolution; the stars take on the yellow color in order to bring out their brightness on the red background. The big star represents the Communist Party, while the four smaller ones, the Chinese people. The relationship between the stars means the great unity of the Chinese people under the leadership of the Communist Party.

Captain Peixoto at the helm.
28 May 1997.
The trip takes about three hours across Zhujiang Kou, the huge Mouth of the Pearl River. It's a heavily transited body of water: ferries, junks, cargo ships, cruise boats ...

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