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Shanghai is foremost a port city, its location in the
delta of the China's longest River, the Yangtze, and its location bordering
the East China Sea, has made it one of the largest shipping seaports in
the World. Its location connects it to inland China but most importantly
its an outlet for China's industry into global trade. Connecting to the
Yangtze and traversing through Shanghai is the Huangpu River, the industrial
spine of China's largest city. This photographic survey documents the cranes
that line the Huangpu river, serving industries such as ship building, steel
fabrication, oil and coal transport and cargo ports. These shipping cranes,
like the ubiqutous construction cranes, are common silouttes on the cities
skyline, symbols of its economic and industrial growth over the last decade.