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The Land as Art

Chuang Kung-ju　/　photos Chuang Kung-ju　/　tr. by Phil Newell

November 2019

中文 日本語
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Aerial photography Jingang Avenue Jin Gang Da Dao Changbin
Photography Agriculture Country Ecology／Conservation

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