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14. Agency and History + Hong Kong and China Between the Tides

History in Focus

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The Importance of Oyster Farming in Shenzhen

Denise Ho: I did not know anything about oyster farming before I began this. When I got to Shaji, I was really taken with two things. One was the way despite the modernization, there were still so many aspects of village life and history. In particular, oyster shells are used in the walls, both for decoration and for reinforcement. So as a historian, being able to see that tangible and material evidence of the past really captured my imagination. That's it for now. See you next time.

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