Local women collect dry straw left from the last harvest in a field in the village of Qigang, a rural area where the new Disney theme park of Shanghai is approved to be built, November 4, 2009. The Shanghai government said on Wednesday that it is in detailed talks to build a world-class Disney theme park in the Pudong district of Shanghai, after getting the nod from the central government in late October. Walt Disney Co also said it had received approval from the Chinese government for the project. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

Local women collect dry straw left from the last harvest in a field in the village of Qigang, a rural area where the new Disney theme park of Shanghai is approved to be built, November 4, 2009. The Shanghai government said on Wednesday that it is in detailed talks to build a world-class Disney theme park in the Pudong district of Shanghai, after getting the nod from the central government in late October. Walt Disney Co also said it had received approval from the Chinese government for the project.

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