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Manpower Moves Mountains: Building Beyond the Machines in China

In the Golden Mountains of China, hotels rise where no lorry, crane, or forklift can reach. Yet the construction never stops. Material is carried by hand, sometimes dozens of workers at a time, hefting bricks, timber, and concrete up paths so steep they make your legs scream just to look at them. If something is heavy, the solution is simple: more people. It is at once mesmerizing and…

Manpower Moves Mountains: Building Beyond the Machines in China