1)华西金塔 Huaxi Pagoda

家家住400-600平米的别墅,户户有1-4辆小轿车

固定资产最少的人家有100多万,最多的人家有1000多万

2007年华西村销售收入450亿元,人均缴税45万元

 every family living in a villa of 400 or 600 square metres and has 1 or 4 cars,

with a fixed assets 1 million at minimum or 10 million at maximum;

the marketing revenue of Huaxi Village in 2007 reached RMB 45 billion

and tax contribution per capita was RMB 450 thousand

(社会主义好这首曲子是俺这次拍摄的背景音乐,大伙儿一起感受一下这样的氛围吧)

(backgroud music is a song very popular during the Cultural Revolution

named as "Socialism is Good" and it is the real background music for my shooting 

last Saturday morning;just have a feel of the atmosphere of Socialism Commune in China)

2)远处在建的听说是高达72层的华西村新大楼

the building under construction in the far distance is a 72-floor new block of Xuaxi Village

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8)金塔一楼为商场,二楼以上为宾馆,顶楼是观光平台 (天气不好,俺就没有上金塔,下回有机会再拍鸟瞰华西村)

the ground floor of Xuaxi Pagoda is just a shop where they sell all kinds of products from Huaxi, such as garments, cigaretts, Chinese liquor, etc.; from the first floor upwards is just a hotel while the top floor has a platform for sightview (it was minus three and misty, so i did not go to the top this time; pls be patient to wait for the birdview next time) 

9)看到了没有? 周边还有若干个金塔

there are several other pagodas around this one, do you see it? 

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12)南京长江大桥与华西金塔 a model of Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge and Huaxi Pagoda

13)站在南京长江大桥上看金塔 standing on the bridge to have a better view of Huaxi Pagoda

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华西村的农民新村 Farmers Residential Areas
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23)住上了别墅,还忘不了三轮车 still keep the tricycle somewhere

24)不忘农民本色,继续种菜 still love to plant the vegetable

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29)江阴的城乡公交车能够直达华西村 a bus stop - come here, you may take a city bus from Jiangyin

30) 鸭鸭, 你歪着脑袋在瞧俺吗? Mr. Donald, are you looking at me with your head turning a bit?

31)动物们也幸福 monkey here also feels happy ...

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