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In Fast-Changing China, Reality Can Overtake Fiction

Chinese-American author Qiu Xiaolong sets his mysteries in Shanghai and uses famous landmarks for scenes in his novels, like this 1930s mansion that's been converted into a hotel. (Frank Langfitt/NPR)
Chinese-American author Qiu Xiaolong sets his mysteries in Shanghai and uses famous landmarks for scenes in his novels, like this 1930s mansion that's been converted into a hotel. (Frank Langfitt/NPR)

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