And the strange thing was how much, behind the surface, had survived - from ancestral halls with tiled roofs to village duck ponds guarded by barking dogs.

• 令人感到奇怪的是，在这个现代化的表层下面，从过去的瓦顶祖屋到看家狗守护的农村养鸭池塘，还有多少会保留下来。