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5-27-09

Robert Fan Designed Magnificent Buildings. Then Mao Came Along

The Washington Post's Maureen Fan went to homes designed by her grandfather, architect Fan Wenzhao, or Robert Fan, who left Shanghai when the Communists took over in 1949. [Includes video.]

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