Astana, from drab town to modern city
www.chinaview.cn 2009-12-15 14:42:05   Print
Photo taken on Dec. 12, 2009 shows the inside view of the presidential residence in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan. Astana, once a drab town in the vast, windswept steppe, was declared Kazakhstan's new capital on Dec. 10, 1997. It now emerges as a modern, diversified city after a 12-year construction. (Xinhua/Sadat)

Photo taken on Dec. 12, 2009 shows the inside view of the presidential residence in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan. Astana, once a drab town in the vast, windswept steppe, was declared Kazakhstan's new capital on Dec. 10, 1997. It now emerges as a modern, diversified city after a 12-year construction. (Xinhua/Sadat)
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Editor: Fang Yang
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